Front matter
Reading edition
At the Sign of the
Jack O’Lantern
BY
MYRTLE REED
Author of
Lavender and Old Lace
The Master’s Violin
A Spinner in the Sun
Old Rose and Silver
A Weaver of Dreams
Flower of the Dusk
Etc.
New York
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Publishers
Copyright, 1902
BY
MYRTLE REED
By Myrtle Reed:
A Weaver of DreamsSonnets to a Lover
Old Rose and SilverMaster of the Vineyard
Lavender and Old LaceFlower of the Dusk
The Master's ViolinAt the Sign of the Jack-o'-Lantern
Love Letters of a MusicianA Spinner in the Sun
The Spinster BookLater Love Letters of a Musician
The Shadow of VictoryLove Affairs of Literary Men
Myrtle Reed Year Book
This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishers
G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York and London
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The End of the Honeymoon 1
II. The Day Afterward 18
III. The First Caller 35
IV. Finances 53
V. Mrs. Smithers 68
VI. The Coming of Elaine 84
VII. An Uninvited Guest 100
VIII. More 119
IX. Another 136
X. Still More 154
XI. Mrs. Dodd’s Third Husband 173
XII. Her Gift to the World 191
XIII. A Sensitive Soul 210
XIV. Mrs. Dodd’s Fifth Fate 226
XV. Treasure-Trove 243
XVI. Good Fortune 264
XVII. The Lady Elaine Knows Her Heart 282
XVIII. Uncle Ebeneezer’s Diary 299
XIX. Various Departures 319
XX. The Love of Another Elaine 338