The Works of
Charles G. D. Roberts
| The Haunters of the Silences | $2.00 |
| Red Fox | 2.00 |
| The Watchers of the Trails | 2.00 |
| The Kindred of the Wild | 2.00 |
| The House in the Water | 1.50 |
| Earth’s Enigmas | 1.50 |
| The Heart of the Ancient Wood | 1.50 |
| The Heart That Knows | 1.50 |
| The Prisoner of Mademoiselle | 1.50 |
| Barbara Ladd | 1.50 |
| The Forge in the Forest | 1.50 |
| A Sister to Evangeline | 1.50 |
| By the Marshes of Minas | 1.50 |
| Cameron of Lochiel (translated) | 1.50 |
| The Young Acadian | .50 |
| The Cruise of the Yacht “Dido” | .50 |
| The Haunter of the Pine Gloom | .50 |
| The Lord of the Air | .50 |
| The King of the Mamozekel | .50 |
| The Watchers of the Camp-fire | .50 |
| The Return to the Trails | .50 |
| The Little People of the Sycamore | .50 |
The Page Company
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“Face to face with a tall bull moose” (See page 84)
Copyright, 1907, by Curtis Publishing Company
Copyright, 1908, by Funk & Wagnalls Company
Copyright, 1908, by The Circle Publishing Company
Copyright, 1908, by Associated Sunday Magazines, Incorporated
Copyright, 1908, by L. C. Page & Company (Incorporated)
All rights reserved
First Impression, May, 1908
Third Impression, May, 1916
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
Contents of the Book
| PAGE | |
| The House in the Water | [1] |
| The White-slashed Bull | [125] |
| When the Blueberries Are Ripe | [152] |
| The Glutton of the Great Snow | [163] |
| When the Truce of the Wild is Done | [192] |
| The Window in the Shack | [204] |
| The Return of the Moose | [225] |
| From the Teeth of the Tide | [235] |
| The Fight at the Wallow | [252] |
| Sonny and the Kid | [271] |
A List of the Full-page Drawings in the Book
| PAGE | |
| “Face to face with a tall bull moose” (See page 84) | [Frontispiece] |
| “Began to climb out upon the crest of the dam.” | [7] |
| “A foraging fish-hawk winging above.” | [15] |
| “The otter moved with unusual caution.” | [19] |
| “Suddenly rearing his sleek, snaky body half out of the water.” | [23] |
| “Poked his head above water.” | [33] |
| “Sticky lumps, which they could hug under their chins.” | [41] |
| “Twisted it across his shoulders, and let it drag behind him.” | [54] |
| “Every beaver now made a mad rush for the canal.” | [58] |
| “It was no longer a log, but a big gray lynx.” | [62] |
| “He caught sight of a beaver swimming down the pond.” | [72] |
| “‘Or even maybe a bear.’” | [90] |
| “He drowns jest at the place where he come in.” | [96] |
| “Hunted through the silent and pallid aisles of the forest.” | [102] |
| “A sinister, dark, slow-moving beast.” | [106] |
| “He sprang with a huge bound that landed him, claws open, squarely on the wolverene’s hind quarters.” | [110] |
| “It was not until the moon appeared ... that Jabe began to call.” | [142] |
| “Something gleamed silver down his side.” | [148] |
| “An old she-bear with two half-grown cubs.” | [154] |
| “Crept slowly around the raging and snarling captive.” | [170] |
| “Snapped back at him with a vicious growl.” | [176] |
| “Running in the shallow water to cover his scent” | [200] |
| “Sniffed loudly along the crack of the door.” | [212] |
| ”Made a wild thrust at the dreadful face.” | [216] |
| “A magnificent, black, wide-antlered bull, an ungainly brown cow, and a long-legged, long-eared calf.” | [228] |
| “Pulled the butt under her chest.” | [248] |
| “He ‘belled’ harshly several times across the dark wastes.” | [254] |
| “In a flash was up again on his haunches.” | [268] |
| “He curled down his abbreviated tail, and ran.” | [280] |
| “In his fright the kid dropped his toadstool and stared back at the gray animal.” | [292] |