He climbed down carefully and secured his treasure.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
[PROLOGUE ]1
1 [BUT PALADINS RIDE FAR BETWEEN ]6
2 [OUT IN THE BLOWY WET WEATHER ]18
3 [THE DEEP WOODS OF ENCHANTMENT ]34
4 [A BRIEF LECTURE AND SOME INTRODUCTIONS ]48
5 [A FLOWER ON A MOUNTAIN TOP ]66
6 [IN THE "DEVIL'S GARDEN" ]80
7 [THE PATH THAT LEADS BACK TO BOYHOOD ]99
8 [WHAT CAME OUT OF THE MIST ]115
9 [A SHELTER IN THE FOREST ]134
10 [THE HERMIT'S STORY ]148
11 [DURING THE ABSENCE OF CONSTANCE ]166
12 [CONSTANCE RETURNS AND HEARS A STORY ]183
13 [WHAT THE SMALL WOMAN IN BLACK SAW ]193
14 [WHAT MISS CARROWAY DID ]208
15 [EDITH AND FRANK ]219
16 [THE LUCKY PIECE ]233
[EPILOGUE ]250

THE LUCKY PIECE

PROLOGUE