Heart's DesireChapter XXVIReading editionChapter navigation55 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHEART'S DESIREA NOVEL by EMERSON HOUGHChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIPrevious chapter ←Chapter XXVNext chapter →Chapter IAll chapters and sections (55)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHEART'S DESIREA NOVEL by EMERSON HOUGHChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425261234567891011121314151617181920212223242526CHAPTER XXVITHE GIRL AT HEART'S DESIREThe Story of a Surprise, a Success, and Something Else Very Much Better◇LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSFrontispiece: "He looked up—to see her standing at his door!""'The umpire decides that you've got to check your guns during the game.'""A voice which sang of a face that was the fairest, and of a dark blue eye.""'Something has got to be did, and did mighty blame quick.'"← CHAPTER XXVCHAPTER I →