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\u201cCaptain Osmond\u201d wins the admiration of young, impetuous Nadine Halsey when he saves her from the ravages of a mad dog.
\nGilbert Wetherell, a rival for the love of Nadine, meets \u201cCaptain Osmond\u201d in a duel, while her own cousin and confidant, Maud, is also her rival for the affections of Gilbert.<\/p>\n

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Written by Laura Jean Libbey (1862\u20131824)<\/a> and copyright 1888 by Robert Bonner\u2019s Sons. 46 chapters, 76,000 words.<\/p>\n

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Chapters:
\nI. – \u201cI Would Love Him if I Could; but I Cannot, Papa.\u201d
\nII. – The Handsome, Dashing, Gallant Young Captain.
\nIII. – \u201cEvidently a Fatal Mistake has been Made.\u201d
\nIV. – \u201cHe Shall Never Take You From Me.\u201d
\nV. – \u201cIt Can Never Be; I Command You to Give your Lover Up.\u201d
\nVI. – The Isolated River Road that leads through Bryly Woods.
\nVII. – As the Sun Rises a Life Drifts Out.
\nVIII. – A Cruel Falsehood that Changes the Current of Three Lives.
\nIX. – \u201cDid Papa Really Wish Me to Marry Him, Maudie?\u201d
\nX. – \u201cYou Shall Remain Here Until You Do Consent, Though it be Forever.\u201d
\nXI. – To Nadine\u2019s Dismay She Found, When the Woman Quitted the Room, She Locked the Door Carefully.
\nXII. – Love to Hatred Turned.
\nXIII. – A Cruel Revenge.
\nXIV. – \u201cIf I Should Find My Lover, Only to Discover him Married to Another, I Should Fall Down on my Face\u2014Dead.\u201d
\nXV. – Nadine\u2019s Thrilling Escape.
\nXVI. – His Wife.
\nXVII. – \u201cIs Your Answer \u2018Yes\u2019 or \u2018No\u2019 My Darling?\u201d He Asked, Eagerly.
\nXVIII. – Maud Dorchester\u2019s Jealousy.
\nXIX. – Wedding Preparations.
\nXX. – \u201cUnhappy is the Bride on Whom the Rain Falls.\u201d
\nXXI. – Captain Osmond\u2019s Fate.
\nXXII. – Poor Nadine Meets Her Doom Upon Her Wedding Day.
\nXXIII. – She has Thought Less of Breaking my Heart, than a Child Thinks of Breaking a Toy.
\nXXIV. – Nadine Makes a Daring Escape.
\nXXV. – Nadine Learns the Contents of the Mysterious Ebony Box.
\nXXVI. – While He had been Speaking, a Fertile Plot had Entered Maud\u2019s Brain.
\nXXVII. – \u201cTell her that Her Wish shall be Obeyed, Maud. We Shall be Henceforth as Strangers.\u201d
\nXXVIII. – \u201cFor the Old Love\u2019s Sake.\u201d
\nXXIX. – \u201cI will Save You, Nadine, or Die With You.\u201d
\nXXX. – \u201cI Cannot Tell You What Parted Us.\u201d
\nXXXI. – Watching and Waiting in Vain.
\nXXXII. – Love\u2019s Rosy Dream Enthralls the Handsome Artist.
\nXXXIII. – The Hasty Trip to Europe.
\nXXXIV. – The Terrible Calamity in Mid Ocean.
\nXXXV. – Saved, but for a More Cruel Fate.
\nXXXVI. – \u201cWho would Inhabit this Bleak World Alone?\u201d
\nXXXVII. – A Daring Scheme Successfully Carried Out.
\nXXXVIII. – Faithful Unto Death.
\nXXXIX. – \u201cI Love him Still.\u201d
\nXL. – Recognized.
\nXLI. – \u201cI will Lay Aside my Pride, and Send for Him.\u201d
\nXLII. – \u201cHer Face is so Familiar\u2014I am Sure We have Met Before.\u201d
\nXLIII. – Nadine and Jessie meet Face to Face.
\nXLIV. – Let me Turn my Face to the Wall\u2014and Die.
\nXLV. – He will Never Forgive\u2014and Forget.
\nXLVI. – Love\u2019s Young Dream is Realized at Last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cCaptain Osmond\u201d wins the admiration of young, impetuous Nadine Halsey when he saves her from the ravages of a mad dog. Gilbert Wetherell, a rival for the love of Nadine, meets \u201cCaptain Osmond\u201d in a duel, while her own cousin and confidant, Maud, is also her rival for the affections of Gilbert. A Mad Betrothal … Continue reading A Mad Betrothal<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1541,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1235\/revisions\/1541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}