THE ROSE-GARDEN HUSBAND
BY
MARGARET WIDDEMER
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
WALTER BIGGS
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
COPYRIGHT 1914, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
COPYRIGHT 1915, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PUBLISHED, JANUARY 27, 1915
SECOND PRINTING, FEBRUARY 6, 1915
THIRD PRINTING, MARCH 12, 1915
FOURTH PRINTING, APRIL 23, 1915
FIFTH PRINTING, JUNE 10, 1915
SIXTH PRINTING, AUGUST 6, 1915
SEVENTH PRINTING, OCTOBER 21, 1915
EIGHTH PRINTING, MAY 1, 1916
NINTH PRINTING, OCTOBER 30, 1916
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
HOWARD TAYLOR WIDDEMER
CONTENTS
 | CHAPTER I |
| CHAPTER II | |
| CHAPTER III | |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| CHAPTER V | |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| CHAPTER X | |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| CHAPTER XII | |
| CHAPTER XIII | |
| CHAPTER XIV |
THE ROSE-GARDEN HUSBAND
I
The Liberry Teacher lifted her eyes from a half-made catalogue-card,eyed the relentlessly slow clock and checked a long wriggle of purest,frankest weariness. Then she gave a furtive glance around to see if thechildren had noticed she was off guard; for if they had she knew thewhole crowd might take more liberties than they ought to, and have to bespoken to by the janitor. He could do a great deal with