TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
The cover image was repaired by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
[Pg 26]: ‘Had he possesed’ replaced by ‘Had he possessed’.
[Pg 54]: ‘to do someting’ replaced by ‘to do something’.
[Pg 133]: ‘It that right?’ replaced by ‘Is that right?’.
[Pg 151]: ‘shut the nozle’ replaced by ‘shut the nozzle’.
[Pg 170]: ‘My goodnes!’ replaced by ‘My goodness!’.
[Pg 171]: ‘These litle quivers’ replaced by ‘These little quivers’.
[Pg 192]: ‘had a very atractive’ replaced by ‘had a very attractive’.
[Pg 207]: ‘Boltwod, whose long’ replaced by ‘Boltwood, whose long’.
[Pg 210]: ‘carrying Boltwod off’ replaced by ‘carrying Boltwood off’.
[Pg 295]: ‘Meriwell believed in’ replaced by ‘Merriwell believed in’.
[Pg 299]: ‘Grady, 3r b.’ replaced by ‘Grady, 3d b.’.