J. V. McFALL

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1909

Copyright, 1909,
By Little, Brown, and Company.


All rights reserved

Published April, 1909

Electrotyped and Printed at
THE COLONIAL PRESS:
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A.


CONTENTS

ChapterPage
[I.]Introducing Mrs. Ray1
[II.]The Coming of the Lassie9
[III.]Introducing Lassie to Mrs. Ray28
[IV.]The Difference43
[V.]That Dispassionate Observer, Mrs. Ray68
[VI.]When Differences Lead to What is Ever the Same90
[VII.]The Lathbuns104
[VIII.]Miss Lathbun's Story112
[IX.]Pleasant Converse125
[X.]The Broader Meaning137
[XI.]The War-Path148
[XII.]Another Path156
[XIII.]And Still Another Path161
[XIV.]Devoted to Coats and Case-Knives170
[XV.]Learning Lessons181
[XVI.]The Walk to the Lower Falls195
[XVII.]Righteous Justice210
[XVIII.]In the Hour of Need218
[XIX.]Doubts225
[XX.]Shifting Sunshine and Clouds238
[XXI.]The Post-Office250
[XXII.]Aftermath259
[XXIII.]The Darkness Before265
[XXIV.]Dawn274
[XXV.]The Breaking of Another Day and Way284