TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

Florence Warden was the pseudonym of Florence Alice (Price) James.

The Wycil & Co. edition (New York, 1903) was consulted for the changes listed below.

Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. fisher-cap/fisher cap, seabirds/sea-birds, etc.) have been preserved.

Alterations to the text:

Punctuation: quotation mark pairings and missing periods and commas.

[Chapter XII]

Change “Barlett reddened, but said nothing” to Bartlett.

[Chapter XIII]

“Well, well, you may congratulale yourself anyhow,” to congratulate.

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