If You Touch Them They Vanish

"If I had the power," he thought, "I'd settle this region with innocent people who have been accused of crimes."

If You Touch Them They Vanish By Gouverneur Morris With illustrations by Charles S. Chapman New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1913

Copyright, 1913, by Charles Scribner's Sons
Published October, 1913

To
John Frederick Byers

Illustrations

"If I had the power," he thought, "I'd settle this region with innocent people who have been accused of crimes."	[Frontispiece]
"Only come back, darlint"—she fought against tears;—"and I'll fill the house with helpers from attic to cellar."	[42]
"Now how about a sawmill;—right here?"	[80]
During the winter, the Poor Boy made two excursions southward through his valley and beyond.	[86]
She suddenly stopped running, and turned and waited for him.	[96]
His fingers began to follow an air that flowed with eternal sadness like blood from a broken heart.	[120]
"She will always be just as I see her now, no older, untroubled, gentle and dear."	[132]
And then carrying her swiftly home, he proceeded to go quite mad.	[144]