I Inscribe This Book To
Rutger Bleecker Jewett
Because He is my Friend, And
Expresses All That Jewel of a
Monosyllable Requires And
Because, Though a Landsman,
He Loves the Sea And
In His Dreams, He is a Sailor.
Amelia E. Barr.
January 7th, 1917.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.Fishers of Culraine[1]
II.Christine and the Domine[23]
III.Angus Ballister[38]
IV.The Fisherman’s Fair[61]
V.Christine and Angus[86]
VI.A Child, Two Lovers, and a Wedding[115]
VII.Neil and a Little Child[152]
VIII.An Unexpected Marriage[183]
IX.A Happy Bit of Writing[212]
X.Roberta Interferes[247]
XI.Christine Mistress of Ruleson Cottage[280]
XII.Neil’s Return Home[306]
XIII.The Right Mate and the Right Time[339]
XIV.After Many Years[362]

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CHAPTER I
FISHERS OF CULRAINE

The hollow oak our palace is

Our heritage the sea.