MISS BILLY-MARRIED
BY
ELEANOR H. PORTER
AUTHOR OF
POLLYANNA, Etc.
TO
My Cousin Maud
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. SOME OPINIONS AND A WEDDING
II. FOR WILLIAM--A HOME
III. BILLY SPEAKS HER MIND
IV. JUST LIKE BILLY
V. TIGER SKINS
VI. ``THE PAINTING VII. THE BIG BAD QUARREL
VIII. BILLY CULTIVATES A COMFORTABLE IX. THE DINNER BILLY TRIED TO GET
X. THE DINNER BILLY GOT
XI. CALDERWELL DOES SOME QUESTIONING
XII. FOR BILLY--SOME ADVICE
XIII. PETE
XIV. WHEN BERTRAM CAME HOME
XV. AFTER THE STORM
XVI. INTO TRAINING FOR MARY ELLEN
XVII. THE EFFICIENCY STAR--AND BILLY
XVIII. BILLY TRIES HER HAND AT ``XIX. A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK FOR CYRIL
XX. ARKWRIGHT'S EYES ARE OPENED
XXI. BILLY TAKES HER TURN AT QUESTIONING
XXII. A DOT AND A DIMPLE
XXIII. BILLY AND THE ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY
XXIV. A NIGHT OFF
XXV. ``SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE XXVI. GHOSTS THAT WALKED FOR BERTRAM
XXVII. THE MOTHER--THE WIFE
XXVIII. CONSPIRATORS
XXIX. CHESS
XXX. BY A BABY'S HAND
Miss Billy--Married
--CHAPTER I
SOME OPINIONS AND A WEDDING
``I, Bertram, take thee, Billy,chanted the
white-robed clergyman.
`` `I, Bertram, take thee, Billy,echoed the
tall young bridegroom, his eyes gravely tender.
``To my wedded wife.To my wedded wife.The bridegroom's
voice shook a little.
``To have and to hold from this day forward.To have and to hold from this day
forward.Now the young voice rang with
triumph. It had grown strong and steady.
``For better for worse.For better for worse.For richer for poorer,droned the clergyman,
with the weariness of uncounted repetitions.
`` `For richer for poorer,avowed the
bridegroom, with the decisive emphasis of one to
whom the words are new and significant.
``In sickness and in health.In sickness and in health.To love and to ...
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