CONTENTS

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FOREWORD, by William Rose Benét[ XIII]
NATHALIA AT TEN, by Nunnally Johnson [ XVII]
THE JANITOR’S BOY[ 23]
OH, ROGER JONES[ 24]
THE FLATHOUSE ROOF[ 25]
JOHN PAUL JONES[ 26]
THE ROVERS[ 27]
THE VACANT LOT[ 29]
THE SWINGING STAIR[ 31]
THE VESTAL[ 32]
THE BLIND GIRL[ 33]
PRESCIENCE[ 34]
LOVE[ 35]
WHAT EVERY GIRL KNOWS[ 36]
JEALOUSY[ 37]
MOTHER’S BONNET[ 38]
THE RAG BAG[ 39]
THE FIRST SNOW STORM[ 40]
SUFFERING[ 41]
THE MAP MAKERS[ 42]
DIANA[ 43]
THE READING BOY[ 44]
THE BATTLE ON THE FLOOR[ 45]
MID-DAY AT TRINITY[ 47]
CASTLE “BILL”[ 48]
CASTLE WILLIAM[ 49]
THE ROLL OF THE ROSES[ 50]
THE GOSSIPS[ 51]
TO-MORROW[ 52]
THE ROSE OF REST[ 53]
THE SYMBOLS[ 54]
THE SALAMANDER ISLES[ 55]
THE CHESS GAME[ 56]
THE DINOSAURS’ EGGS[ 58]
THE FIRST STORY[ 59]
THE THREE-CORNERED LOT[ 60]
THE HISTORY OF HONEY[ 61]
THE HISTORY OF PAINTING[ 63]
THE ROAD TO ROSLYN[ 65]
THE ARMY LAUNDRESS[ 67]
REGINA MENDOSENA[ 68]
THE GIRL FROM SOAPSUDS ROW[ 69]
EVA[ 72]
OLD MAID’S REVERIE[ 73]
THE COMMONPLACE[ 74]
BERKLEY COMMON[ 75]
CHOICE[ 76]
THE FIRE VASE[ 77]
MY HUSBANDS[ 78]
AFTERWORD, by Edmund Leamy[ 81]