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THE ORDEAL

A MOUNTAIN ROMANCE OF TENNESSEE

BY

CHARLES EGBERT CRADDOCK

AUTHOR OF

"THE RAID OF THE GUERILLA,"
"THE PROPHET OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS,"
"THE FAIR MISSISSIPPIAN," ETC.

WITH A FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR BY
DOUGLAS DUER