Chapter I: Front Matter

HOW HE WON HER.
A
SEQUEL TO “FAIR PLAY.”

BY

MRS. EMMA D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH.

AUTHOR OF “FAIR PLAY,” “THE WIDOW’S SON,” “THE BRIDE OF LLEWELLYN,”
“HAUNTED HOMESTEAD,” “RETRIBUTION,” “THE DISCARDED DAUGHTER,” “THE LOST
HEIRESS,” “THE FORTUNE SEEKER,” “ALLWORTH ABBEY,” “THE FATAL MARRIAGE,”
“THE MISSING BRIDE,” “THE TWO SISTERS,” “THE BRIDAL EVE,” “LADY OF THE
ISLE,” “GIPSY’S PROPHECY,” “VIVIA,” “WIFE’S VICTORY,” “MOTHER-IN-LAW,”
“INDIA,” “THE THREE BEAUTIES,” “THE CURSE OF CLIFTON,” “THE DESERTED
WIFE,” “LOVE’S LABOR WON,” “FALLEN PRIDE,” “THE CHANGED BRIDES,” “THE
PRINCE OF DARKNESS,” ETC., ETC.

“She loved him for the dangers he had passed.”—SHAKSPEARE.
“None but the brave deserve the fair.”—COLLINS.

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MRS. EMMA D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH’S WORKS.

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_FAIR PLAY; OR, THE TEST OF THE LONE ISLE._
_HOW HE WON HER. A SEQUEL TO FAIR PLAY._
_THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS._
_THE CHANGED BRIDES._
_THE THREE BEAUTIES._
_THE WIFE’S VICTORY._
_THE MOTHER-IN-LAW._
_FALLEN PRIDE; OR, THE MOUNTAIN GIRL’S LOVE._
_THE BRIDE OF LLEWELLYN._
_THE GIPSY’S PROPHECY._
_THE FORTUNE SEEKER._
_THE DESERTED WIFE._
_THE LOST HEIRESS._
_RETRIBUTION._
_INDIA; OR, THE PEARL OF PEARL RIVER._
_THE FATAL MARRIAGE._
_THE HAUNTED HOMESTEAD._
_LOVE’S LABOR WON._
_THE MISSING BRIDE._
_LADY OF THE ISLE._
_THE TWO SISTERS._
_VIVIA; OR, THE SECRET OF POWER._
_THE CURSE OF CLIFTON._
_THE DISCARDED DAUGHTER._
_THE WIDOW’S SON._
_ALLWORTH ABBEY._
_THE BRIDAL EVE._

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TO

MRS. FRANCES HENSHAW BADEN,

OF WASHINGTON CITY;

IN COMMEMORATION OF HER ENTIRE DEVOTION,

FOR THE PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS,

TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS,

IN THE HOSPITALS,

THIS STORY OF THE WAR

IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED,

BY HER SISTER.

PROSPECT COTTAGE,
GEORGETOWN, D. C.
FEBRUARY, 1869.

CONTENTS.

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I.— ERMINIE’S STORY 25
II.— THE VETERAN’S RETURN 34
III.— JUSTIN ENLISTS.—ELFIE DRILLS 45
IV.— THE SOLDIER’S LOVE 54
V.— THE LOVERS’ PARTING 68
VI.— THE GUERRILLA’S WIFE 80
VII.— ABOUT ALBERTA 92
VIII.— ABOUT BRITOMARTE 103
IX.— AN UNEXPECTED GUEST AT A PICNIC 115
X.— AS THE LION WOOS HIS BRIDE 130
XI.— A MOONLIGHT FLIGHT 143
XII.— THE OUTLAW’S LOVE 155
XIII.— THE ALARM 168
XIV.— THE FLIGHT 178
XV.— COLONEL ROSENTHAL 193
XVI.— THE MEETING 208
XVII.— THE GUERRILLA’S ENCAMPMENT 216
XVIII.— MONCK 224
XIX.— A COLD-BLOODED SENTENCE 232
XX.— THE WHISPER 244
XXI.— THE MOUNTAIN CAMP 256
XXII.— THE MARCH 269
XXIII.— THE BATTLE 278
XXIV.— THE FATE OF THE FREE SWORD 283
XXV.— AFTER THE BATTLE 287
XXVI.— ELFIE IN THE GROVE 290
XXVII.— REQUIESCAT IN PACE 300
XXVIII.— ELFIE’S RETURN 304
XXIX.— ELFIE’S VISIT TO LITTLE MIM 315
XXX.— AN UNEXPECTED MEETING IN THE HOSPITAL 323
XXXI.— POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON 334
XXXII.— THE REBEL RIDES ON HIS RAIDS NO MORE 345
XXXIII.— AT PEACE 356
XXXIV.— WING’S GALLANT CHARGE 366
XXXV.— DEATH LIGHTS 374
XXXVI.— THE DEATH WATCH 385
XXXVII.— THE GHOSTLY VISITOR 397
XXXVIII.— ELFIE’S VISION 408
XXXIX.— BOB’S SPECTRE 422
XL.— ON THE BATTLE-FIELD 432
XLI.— THE SURPRISE 444
XLII.— “THE BEGINNING OF THE END.” 460
XLIII.— DELIVERANCE AT LAST 469
XLIV.— AFTER A WHILE 480
XLV.— THE WOMAN’S DEAREST RIGHT 497

HOW HE WON HER.