The Project Gutenberg eBook of Caleb Trench This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at gutenberg.telechargervous.com. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: Caleb Trench Author: Mary Imlay Taylor Illustrator: Emlen McConnell Release date: October 13, 2022 [eBook #69145] Language: English Original publication: United States: Little, Brown & Company, 1910 Credits: D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CALEB TRENCH *** CALEB TRENCH [Illustration] CALEB TRENCH BY MARY IMLAY TAYLOR AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC. WITH FRONTISPIECE BY EMLEN McCONNELL BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1910 _Copyright, 1910_, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved_ Published March, 1910 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. CALEB TRENCH CALEB TRENCH I DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano. “Show the person in here, Kingdom.” The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way. “Who in the world is it now?” Mrs. Eaton asked, looking up from her solitaire, “a book agent?” “Caleb Trench,” Diana replied carelessly, “the shopkeeper at Eshcol.” “The storekeeper?” Mrs. Eaton looked as if Diana had said the chimney-sweep. “What in the world does he want of you, my dear?” Diana laughed. “How should I know?” she retorted, with a slight scornful elevation of her brows;