The Little Lady of LagunitasA FRANCO-CALIFORNIAN ROMANCEReading editionChapter navigation22 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…A FRANCO-CALIFORNIAN ROMANCEINTRODUCTION.Chapter I · — UNDER THE MEXICAN EAGLE.—EXIT THE FOREIGNER.—MONTEREY, 1840.Chapter II · — AT THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO.—WEDDING CHIMES FROM THE MISSION DOLORES.—LAGUNITAS RANCHO.Chapter III · — A MISSING SENTINEL.—-FREMONT'S CAMP.Chapter IV · — HELD BY THE ENEMY.—"THE BEAR FLAG."Chapter V · — THE GOLDEN MAGNET.—FREE OR SLAVE?Chapter VI · — LIGHTING FREEDOM'S WESTERN LAMP.Chapter VII · — THE QUEEN OF THE EL DORADO.—GUILTY BONDS.Chapter VIII · — JOAQUIN, THE MOUNTAIN ROBBER.—THE DON'S PERIL.Chapter IX · — THE STRANGER'S FOOT AT LAGUNITAS. VALOIS' SPANISH BRIDE.Chapter X · — A LITTLE DINNER AT JUDGE HARDIN'S.—THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.Chapter XI · — "I'SE GWINE BACK TO DIXIE."—THE FORTUNES OF WAR.—VAL VERDE.Chapter XII · — HOOD'S DAY.—PEACHTREE CREEK.—VALOIS' LAST TRUST.—DE GRESS' BATTERY.—DEAD ON THE FIELD OF HONOR.Chapter XIII · — MOUNT DAVIDSON'S MAGIC MILLIONS.—A CALIFORNIA PLUTOCRACY.—THE PRICE OF A CRIME.Chapter XIV · — A MARIPOSA BONANZA.—NATALIE DE SANTOS BORN IN PARIS.—THE QUEEN OF THE EL DORADO JOINS THE GALLIC "FOUR HUNDRED."Chapter XV · — AN OLD PRIEST AND A YOUNG ARTIST.—THE CHANGELINGS.Chapter XVI · — NEARING EACH OTHER.—THE VALOIS HEIRS.Chapter XVII · — WEAVING SPIDERS.—A COWARD BLOW.—MARIE BRARD'S DOOM.Chapter XVIII · — JOE WOODS SURPRISES A LADY.—LOVE'S GOLDEN NETS.Chapter XIX · — LOVERS ONCE.—STRANGERS NOW.—FACE TO FACE.Chapter XX · — JUDGE HARDIN MEETS HIS MATCH.—A SENATORIAL ELECTION.—IN A MARIPOSA COURT-ROOM.—THE TRUST FULFILLED AT LAGUNITAS.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →INTRODUCTION.All chapters and sections (22)Other sectionsA FRANCO-CALIFORNIAN ROMANCEINTRODUCTION.Book 1 · Chapters1234Book 2 · Chapters56789Book 3 · Chapters101112Book 4 · Chapters1314151617Book 5 · Chapters181920By Richard Henry SavageINTRODUCTION. →