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THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, AND MY COUSIN THE COLONEL

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

1907






CONTENTS


I. MARY

II. IN WHICH THERE IS A FAMILY JAR

III. IN WHICH MARY TAKES A NEW DEPARTURE

IV. THE ODD ADVENTURE WHICH BEFELL YOUNG LYNDE IN THE HILL COUNTRY

V. CINDERELLA'S SLIPPER

VI. BEYOND THE SEA

VII. THE DENHAMS

VIII. FROM GENEVA TO CHAMOUNI

IX. MONTANVERT

X. IN THE SHADOW OF MONT BLANC

XI. FROM CHAMOUNI TO GENEVA

MY COUSIN THE COLONEL

"FOR BRAVERY ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE"








THE QUEEN OF SHEBA




I

MARY


In the month of June, 1872, Mr. Edward Lynde, the assistant cashier and
bookkeeper of the Nautilus Bank at Rivermouth, found himself in a
position to execute a plan which he had long meditated in secret.

A statement like this at the present time, when integrity in a place of
trust has become almost an anomaly, immediately suggests a defalcation;
but Mr. Lynde's plan involved nothing more criminal than a horseback
excursion through the northern part of the State of New Hampshire. A
leave of absence of three weeks, which had been accorded him in
recognition of several years' conscientious service, offered young
Lynde the opportunity he had desired. These three weeks, as already
