The Secret of the Storm Country - 1

"I CAST THE FIRST STONE," HE SAID SWIFTLY

THE SECRET OF THE STORM COUNTRY BY GRACE MILLER WHITE AUTHOR OF TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY, ROSE O' PARADISE, ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY LUCIUS W. HITCHCOCK NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

I Lovingly Dedicate this Book to
LIL and ARTHUR MILLER

Chapter		Page
I	The Squatter Folk	[9]
II	The Coming of Andy Bishop	[16]
III	Tessibel Meets Waldstricker	[25]
IV	Tess and Frederick	[33]
V	A Gossip With "Satisfied"	[38]
VI	Waldstricker Makes a Proposal	[44]
VII	Waldstricker and Mother Moll	[53]
VIII	Tessibel's Marriage	[58]
IX	The Musicale	[64]
X	A Victim of Circumstances	[72]
XI	Frederick Intimidated	[80]
XII	Making Ready for the Warden	[86]
XIII	Sandy Proposes to Tess	[94]
XIV	The Warden's Coming	[99]
XV	The Search	[105]
XVI	Tessibel's Secret	[112]
XVII	Tessibel's Prayer	[124]
XVIII	A Letter	[131]
XIX	Its Answer	[137]
XX	Madelene Complains to Ebenezer	[144]
XXI	The End of the Honeymoon	[149]
XXII	The Repudiation	[152]
XXIII	The Quarrel	[159]
XXIV	Waldstricker Interferes	[164]
XXV	The Summons	[168]
XXVI	The Churching	[171]
XXVII	Daddy Skinner's Death	[182]
XXVIII	Young Discovers Andy	[189]
XXIX	The Vigil	[195]
XXX	Sandy Comes to Grief	[202]
XXXI	Waldstricker's Threat	[207]
XXXII	Helen's Message	[211]
XXXIII	Hands Stronger Than Waldstricker's	[215]
XXXIV	Love Air Everywhere the Hull Time	[222]
XXXV	Boy Skinner	[227]
XXXVI	Deforrest Decides	[232]
XXXVII	The New Home	[238]
XXXVIII	Dinner at Waldstricker's	[244]
XXXIX	Father and Son	[250]
XL	Husband and Wife	[256]
XLI	Tessibel's Discovery	[261]
XLII	A Man's Arm at the Window	[266]
XLIII	Sandy's Job	[271]
XLIV	Sandy's Visit	[276]
XLV	Andy Vindicated	[279]
XLVI	Sandy's Courting	[286]
XLVII.	Waldstricker's Anger	[294]
XLVIII.	The Sins of the Parents	[302]
XLIX	Tessibel and Elsie	[311]
L	Tessibel's Vision	[321]
LI	The Christmas Guest	[328]
LII	The Storm	[334]
LIII	The Happy Day	[339]

Illustrations

"I cast the first stone," he said swiftly	[Frontispiece]
"I will!" gritted Waldstricker through his teeth, in spite of himself, intensely interested in the old woman's revelations	[32]
"I was wonderin', little one, when you say your prayers, if you'd pipe one for me"	[112]
"Hush!" he cried, "haven't you any heart?"	[160]

Contents

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