title: BESSIE and LUKE: A True Story
author: Grandma Call
description: Grandma Call was encouraged to write her first book, at the age of 85, after meeting Bessie at her grand-daughter's farm. Bessie sparked vivid memories of growing up on a small dairy farm during the 1930's. Comparing her life as a child with the stories that Bessie inspires today has kept her constantly amused.
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  # The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Harriet Parr
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  CHAPTER I. HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE.
  
  
  CHAPTER II. THE LAWYER'S LETTER.
  
  
  CHAPTER III. THE COMMUNITY OF BEECHHURST.
  
  
  CHAPTER IV. A RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR.
  
  
  CHAPTER V. GREAT-ASH FORD.
  
  
  CHAPTER VI. AGAINST HER INCLINATION.
  
  
  CHAPTER VII. HER FATE IS SEALED.
  
  
  CHAPTER VIII. BESSIE'S FRIENDS AT BROOK.
  
  
  CHAPTER IX. FAREWELL TO THE FOREST.
  
  
  CHAPTER X. BESSIE GOES INTO EXILE.
  
  
  CHAPTER XI. SCHOOL-DAYS AT CAEN.
  
  
  CHAPTER XII. IN COURSE OF TIME.
  
  
  CHAPTER XIII. BESSIE LEARNS A FAMILY SECRET.
  
  
  CHAPTER XIV. ON BOARD THE FOAM.
  
  
  CHAPTER XV. A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY.
  
  
  CHAPTER XVI. A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
  
  
  CHAPTER XVII. BESSIE'S BRINGING HOME.
  
  
  CHAPTER XVIII. THE NEXT MORNING.
  
  
  CHAPTER XIX. NEIGHBORS TO ABBOTSMEAD.
  
  
  CHAPTER XX. PAST AND PRESENT.
  
  
  CHAPTER XXI. A DISCOVERY.
  
  
  CHAPTER XXII. PRELIMINARIES.
  
  
  CHAPTER X