Douglass Maybury finds favor with a wealthy senator, and before too long is betrothed to the fair Flora May Scarlett, that millionaire’s daughter, whom he reveres in the highest degree.
Written by Linn Boyd Porter (1851-1916) and published in 1893 under the the pseudonym of “Albert Ross.”
Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the G. W. Dillingham printed edition. 33 Chapters, 343 pages, 92,000 words,
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Chapters:
- I. — The Poor Girl and the Rich One.
- II. — Senator from Van Buren.
- III. — “Luvv, what’s Luvv?”
- IV. — Esther’s Strike for Freedom.
- V. — “Marriage is a nuisance.”
- VI. — She Would be a Lady.
- VII. — Fifteen Million Dollars.
- VIII. — “Dave, I am a devil!”
- IX. — A Dinner at Flora’s.
- X. — “If a girl could find a man.”
- XI. — Florida in Winter.
- XII. — Going to Mardi Gras.
- XIII. — “You’ll see nothing but ‘cham.’”
- XIV. — A Glimpse of Hamburg.
- XV. — “Not on the morning after.”
- XVI. — Drunk as a Fool.
- XVII. — A Devil of a Mess.
- XVIII. — “Marriage is sometimes a cure.”
- XIX. — “Esther Strange! Good God!”
- XX. — Miss Scarlett Proposes Marriage.
- XI. — “Do you think, my dear!”
- XXII. — Seeing an Old Friend.
- XIII. — “If you leave it to me.”
- XIV. — In the Mexican Monterrey.
- XV. — “Shall I put out the light?”
- XVI. — A Night at Garcia.
- XVII. — In the Virgin’s Cave.
- XVIII. — “I must confess some things.”
- XIX. — “Ah! It is terrible! terrible!”
- XX. — A Surprised Husband.
- XI. — A Freezing-Out Process.
- XII. — “Arrest this man!”
- XIII. — What Bayley Told Parton.
- A Parting Word.