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The Lonely House
Franz and Anna
The
Lonely House
From the German of
ADOLF STRECKFUSS
Author of "Too Rich," "Castle Hohenwald," etc.
By
MRS. A. L. WISTER
Translator of "The Old Mam'selle's Secret," "Gold Elsie," "The
Second Wife," "The Happy-Go-Lucky," etc.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY
CHARLOTTE WEBER-DITZLER
PHILADELPHIA & LONDON
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1907
Copyright, 1907By J. B. Lippincott Company
Published October, 1907
Electrotyped and printed by J. B. Lippincott Company
The Washington Square Press, Philadelphia, U. S. A.
I TAKE PLEASURE IN INSCRIBING THIS TRANSLATION--THE LAST I SHALL EVERCOMPLETE--TO THE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF THOSE WHO SO KINDLYWELCOMED THE FIRST, PUBLISHED A LIFE-TIME AGO.
ANNIS LEE WISTER
"Lindenshade,"
Walungford, Pa.
September, 1907
Contents
| CHAP. | |
| I. | The Professor's Persistence |
| II. | The Professor's First Excursion |
| III. | The Professor's Return |
| IV. | The Investigation |
| V. | The Investigation Continued |
| VI. | Two Wounded Hands |
| VII. | The Two Requests |
| VIII. | Quiet Weeks |
| IX. | An Exploring Party |
| X. | An Accident? |
| XI. | Forced Seclusion |
| XII. | An Arrest |
| XIII. | An Old Chest |