F. E. C.

a prince of comrades and a royal
friend, whose quaint humor
gladdened the days of my early
struggle, and whose unfailing
faith inspired me in later days
to turn a smiling face to Fate


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
[Introduction][3]
[How We Came into the Garden]
I [The Youngster's Story][29]
[It Happened at Midnight—The]
[Tale of a Bride's New Home]
II [The Trained Nurse's Story][45]
[The Son of Josephine—The Tale]
[of a Foundling]
III [The Critic's Story][60]
['Twas in the Indian Summer—The]
[Tale of an Actress]
IV [The Doctor's Story][83]
[As One Dreams—The Tale of]
[an Adolescent]
V [The Sculptor's Story][96]
[Unto This End—The Tale of a]
[Virgin]
VI [The Divorcée's Story][135]
[One Woman's Philosophy—The]
[Tale of a Modern Wife]
VII [The Lawyer's Story][166]
[The Night Before the Wedding—The]
[Tale of a Bride-Elect]
VIII [The Journalist's Story][188]
[In a Railway Station—The Tale]
[of a Dancer]
IX [The Violinist's Story][221]
[The Soul of the Song—The Tale]
[of a Fiancée]
X [Epilogue][259]
[Adieu—How We Went Out of]
[the Garden]