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LI. THE GRAND-GIRLS 308 



LII. THE THIRD RECKONING 313 



LIII. THE MILK MACHINE ... 317 



LIV. BACON AND EGGS ...... 328 



LV. THE OLD TIME FARM-HAND . 337 



LVL THE SYNDICATE ... . 342 



LVII. THE DEATH OF SIR TOM . . . 346 



LVIII. BACTERIA 352 



LIX. MATCH-MAKING 355 



LX. "I TOLD YOU so" 362 



LXT. THE BELGIAN FARMER 367 



LXTI. HOME-COMING 375 



LXITL AN HUNDRED FOLD 378 



LXIV. COMFORT ME WITH APPLES .... 383 



LXV. THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR . . . 388 



LXVL LOOKING BACKWARD 394 



LXVII. LOOKING FORWARD , 402 



