CONTENTS

I [A STRANGER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA]
II [AN EVENING VISIT]
III [THE OLD JUDGE]
IV [DOWN THE RIVER]
V [THE TOURNAMENT]
VI [THE QUEEN OF LOVE AND BEAUTY]
VII ['MID NEW SURROUNDINGS]
VIII [THE COURTSHIP]
IX [DOUBTS AND FEARS]
X [THE DREAM]
XI [A LETTER AND A JOURNEY]
XII [TRYON GOES TO PATESVILLE]
XIII [AN INJUDICIOUS PAYMENT]
XIV [A LOYAL FRIEND]
XV [MINE OWN PEOPLE]
XVI [THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT]
XVII [TWO LETTERS]
XVIII [UNDER THE OLD REGIME]
XIX [GOD MADE US ALL]
XX [DIGGING UP ROOTS]
XXI [A GILDED OPPORTUNITY]
XXII [IMPERATIVE BUSINESS]
XXIII [THE GUEST OF HONOR]
XXIV [SWING YOUR PARTNERS]
XXV [BALANCE ALL]
XXVI [THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE WOODS]
XXVII [AN INTERESTING ACQUAINTANCE]
XXVIII [THE LOST KNIFE]
XXIX [PLATO EARNS HALF A DOLLAR]
XXX [AN UNUSUAL HONOR]
XXXI [IN DEEP WATERS]
XXXII [THE POWER OF LOVE]
XXXIII [A MULE AND A CART]