COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER

AUTHOR OF
THE CROSS-CUT, ETC.

FRONTISPIECE BY
ANTON OTTO FISCHER

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS ————— NEW YORK

Copyright, 1922,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
All Rights Reserved
Published February, 1922
Reprinted March, 1922

To a Certain Little Gray Lady
who seems to like everything
I write, the main reason being
the fact that she is
MY MOTHER

CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I] [CHAPTER VI] [CHAPTER XI] [CHAPTER XVI] [CHAPTER XXI]
[CHAPTER II] [CHAPTER VII] [CHAPTER XII] [CHAPTER XVII] [CHAPTER XXII]
[CHAPTER III] [CHAPTER VIII] [CHAPTER XIII] [CHAPTER XVIII] [CHAPTER XXIII]
[CHAPTER IV] [CHAPTER IX] [CHAPTER XIV] [CHAPTER XIX] [CHAPTER XXIV]
[CHAPTER V] [CHAPTER X] [CHAPTER XV] [CHAPTER XX] [CHAPTER XXV]