Eye of Dread

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Published 1900 onward

Authors: Payne Erskine In Year : 1913

Book Language: English

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Chapter 01 - Betty
Chapter 02 - Watching the Bees
Chapter 03 - A Mother's Struggle
Chapter 04 - Leave-Taking
Chapter 05 - The Passing of Time
Chapter 06 - The End of the War
Chapter 07 - A New Era Begins
Chapter 08 - Mary Ballard's Discovery
Chapter 09 - The Banker's Point of View
Chapter 10 - The Nutting Party
Chapter 11 - Betty Ballard's Awakening
Chapter 12 - Mysterious Findings
Chapter 13 - Confession
Chapter 14 - Out of the Desert
Chapter 15 - The Big Man's Return
Chapter 16 - A Peculiar Position
Chapter 17 - Adopting A Family
Chapter 18 - Larry Kildene's Story
Chapter 19 - The Mine-And the Departure
Chapter 20 - Alone on the Mountain
Chapter 21 - The Violin
Chapter 22 - The Beast on the Trail
Chapter 23 - A Discourse on Lying
Chapter 24 - Amalia's Fête
Chapter 25 - Harry King Leaves the Mountain
Chapter 26 - The Little School-Teacher
Chapter 27 - The Swede's Telegram
Chapter 28 - "A Resemblance Somewhere"
Chapter 29 - The Arrest
Chapter 30 - The Argument
Chapter 31 - Robert Kater's Success
Chapter 32 - The Prisoner
Chapter 33 - Hester Craigmile Recieves Her Letter
Chapter 34 - Jean Craigmile's Return
Chapter 35 - The Trial
Chapter 36 - Nels Nelson's Testimony
Chapter 37 - The Stranger's Arrival
Chapter 38 - Betty Ballard's Testimony
Chapter 39 - Reconcilliation
Chapter 40 - The Same Boy

The Civil War is upon the United States, and the town of Leauvite has sent away its young men, among them Peter Junior and Richard Kildene. When they leave, Betty Ballard is but a child, but by the time the war has ended, she has become something else entirely. Wounded, Peter Junior finds his time at Betty's father's studio, learning to become an artist, until one day he proposes to her after deciding to go to France. Of course, she agrees to wait for him. Meanwhile, Richard, who has decided to work on the railways, expects that when he gets back, that Betty will be waiting for him. With these complications, problems begin to arise... (Summary by Chelsea)