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Title: The Wooing of Calvin Parks

Author: Laura E. Richards

Release Date: February 18, 2010 [EBook #31320]

Language: English

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THE WOOING OF CALVIN PARKS

[Illustration: CALVIN PARKS.]

THE WOOING OF
CALVIN PARKS

By LAURA E. RICHARDS

Author of "Captain January," "Melody," "Mrs.
Tree," "Geoffrey Strong," etc.

_ILLUSTRATED_

BOSTON * DANA ESTES &
COMPANY * PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1908_
By DANA ESTES & COMPANY

_All rights reserved_

THE WOOING OF CALVIN PARKS

_COLONIAL PRESS_

_Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co._
_Boston, U.S.A._

TO

H. H. R.

WITH MUCH LOVE

Transcriber's notes: Obvious printer errors have been silently corrected and
hyphenated words have been standardized.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. INTRODUCING THE PRICIPAL CHARACTERS 11

II. BROTHERLY WAYS 21

III. CALVIN'S STORY 38

IV. THE CANDY ROUTE 48

V. CONCERNING PEPPERMINTS 63

VI. BOARD AND LODGING 76

VII. MATCH-MAKING 88

VIII. "PLAYING S'POSE" 101

IX. CANDY-MAKING 120

X. JOHN ALDEN--WITH A DIFFERENCE 134

XI. CONCERNING TRADE 148

XII. CALVIN'S WATERLOO 160

XIII. MERRY CHRISTMAS 187

XIV. AT LAST! 204

XV. BY WAY OF CONTRAST 219

XVI. TOIL AND TROUBLE 238

XVII. NIGHT 252

XVIII. MORNING