LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| | FACING PAGE |
| “Havelok had all he wanted to eat.” | [Frontispiece] |
| The feeling stole over him without the slightest warning. He was not alone | [60] |
| My great-grandmother | [96] |
| Colonel Humphreys landed in the ditch | [116] |
| “You made a fine signal” | [164] |
| It has been called the oldest building in New York | [188] |
| “A-ah, mystery!” said Mrs. Revis, clasping her beautiful hands and gazing upward. “I adore mystery!” | [236] |
| “Isn't this great! They're here, every one of them! You're awfully good to let us use the phonograph” | [248] |
| At the very take-off, a gasp of horror was jolted from his lips | [264] |
| The fluctuations of fashion are alternately a grievance and a solace | [280] |
| Its humming shrouds were vibrant with the eternal call of the sea | [288] |
| Designing the ten- and twenty-dollar gold pieces | [292] |
MODERN ESSAYS AND STORIES
THE FAMILIAR ESSAY