A Heart-Song of To-day

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Title: A Heart-Song of To-day
Author: Annie Gregg Savigny
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A HEART-SONG OF TO-DAY (DISTURBED BY FIRE FROM THE 'UNRULY MEMBER')
A NOVEL.
BY MRS. ANNIE G. SAVIGNY.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I
. A PRETTY WOMAN LAYS A PLOT, AND HIRES A GARDENER

CHAPTER II
. A RARE SOCIETY BOUQUET

CHAPTER III
. THE FATES SPIN WITH THREADS OF BLACK

CHAPTER IV
. OF MADAME

CHAPTER V
. MADAME SHUFFLES THE CARDS

CHAPTER VI
. LOVE AND LOVE-MAKING

CHAPTER VII
. ORESTES AND PYLADES

CHAPTER VIII
. MADAME AND HER GARDENER

CHAPTER IX
. VAURA IN A MEDLEY

CHAPTER X
. VELVET PAWS CONCEAL CLAWS

CHAPTER XI
. ON THE WING

CHAPTER XII
. SOARING!--THENCE TO THINGS OF EARTH

CHAPTER XIII
. ADAM

CHAPTER XIV
. OF LIONEL TREVALYON

CHAPTER XV
. HEART-STIRS

CHAPTER XVI
. LIFTING THE VAIL

CHAPTER XVII
. CHIC AUJOURD'HUI

CHAPTER XVIII
. THEATRE FRANCAIS

CHAPTER XIX
. FOR A FAIR WOMAN FACE

CHAPTER XX
. QUICKENED HEART-BEATS

CHAPTER XXI
. LA BELLE VERNON

CHAPTER XXII
. THE BLIND GOD TAKES SURE AIM

CHAPTER XXIII
. THE WEB OF DIFFICULTY

CHAPTER XXIV
. SLAIN BY A WOMAN

CHAPTER XXV
. IN THE SUNBEAMS

CHAPTER XXVI
. A MOUNTAIN IDYL, OR AN ALPINE ROMANCE

CHAPTER XXVII
. GRUNDY'S LASH CAUSES HEART-ACHE

CHAPTER XXVIII
. HEART-STIRS TO DIVINE MUSIC

CHAPTER XXIX
. THE UNRULY MEMBER IS HEARD

CHAPTER XXX
. WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN

CHAPTER XXXI
. SOCIETY'S VOTARIES SMILE THOUGH THEY DIE

CHAPTER XXXII
. TREVALYON GONE, VAURA KILLS TIME

CHAPTER XXXIII
. WARM WORDS BRIDGE CRUEL DISTANCE

CHAPTER XXXIV
. BRIC-A-BRAC

CHAPTER XXXV
. HEART TO HEART

CHAPTER XXXVI
. KNAVES ARE TRUMPS

CHAPTER XXXVII
. WEE WHITE MOUSE WINS A POINT

CHAPTER XXXVIII
. MADAME IN A FELINE MOOD

CHAPTER XXXIX
. TREVALYON THROWS DOWN THE GLOVE

CHAPTER XL
. BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE

CHAPTER XLI
. AN EXPOSE, SOCIETY ON TIP-TOE

CHAPTER XLII
. "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE."

CHAPTER XLIII
. WEE DETECTIVE PLAYS A WINNING CARD

CHAPTER XLIV
. DUAL SOLITUDE

CHAPTER XLV
. BLACK DELROSE AS A MARKSMAN

CHAPTER XLVI
. DISCORD ENDS; HEART'S-EASE AT LAST
* * * * *

A HEART-SONG OF TO-DAY
(DISTURBED BY FIRE FROM THE UNRULY MEMBER.)

CHAPTER I
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A PRETTY WOMAN LAYS A PLOT, AND HIRES A GARDENER.
"By Jove! I have missed her; you are a very Circe, Mrs. Tompkins."
The speaker, one of the handsomest men I have ever seen, started to his feet as a beautiful Italian mantel clock rang in silver chimes the hour of midnight.
"Sit down again my dear Captain, I have not told you all, and am a wilful woman and must have my way. I know whom you have missed," she said truly, for Sir Tilton Everly has informed her, out-come her woman wit to prevent the meeting. "Is she anything to you?"
"No, and yes, as all women beautiful or fascinating are, I love you all."
"You have large capacities, Captain Trevalyon, but I must make you love one woman and only one, or I cannot sleep content," and the black amorous eyes rest on his face.
"Ye gods! a confession," thought Trevalyon. "Awkward for me as I want Haughton to have the innings; she is good fun and doesn't bore one, but I've missed Vaura again, fool I was to come."
"You don't seem curious" continued Mrs. Tompkins, rolling a small table on which was the debris of a petit champagne supper, from between them.
"Curious! a prerogative of your sex, fair madame, though any of your secrets would be chic enough to tempt a man to encroach," he answered gaily, drawing a chair near his own.
"Especially when 'tis of a woman who lives for him alone," and the handsome wealthy widow sank into the chair opposite him.
"Yes, for an hour, for a day, and 'tis pleasant so you see I know you gay butterflys," he said, lazily placing a foot-stool under the pretty feet of his companion.
"Not so," she said slowly, and with a new tenderness in her tones. "Not so; but first I brought you here to tell you your friend Colonel Haughton made me an offer of marriage this moaning. What say you; would you