The flowers have a kingdom in the dunes. From the secluded nooks and fertile crevices, from among the shadows of the trees, and along the margins of the marshes and little pools, their silent songs of color go out over the landscapes. In no form is beauty so completely expressed, and in no form is it so accessible to us.
The sketches in this volume are culled from the experiences and reflections of many happy days that were spent in this mystic land. In such a retreat we may find refuge from the town, from the nerve-racking noise and stifling smoke, and from the artificialities and the social illusions that becloud our daily lives.
E. H. R.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | [The Dream Jewel] | 17 |
| II. | [A Romance of Mt. Tom] | 25 |
| III. | [The Heron’s Pool] | 41 |
| IV. | [The Story of the Stream] | 51 |
| V. | [The Moon in the Marsh] | 67 |
| VI. | [Holy Zeke] | 75 |
| VII. | [The Love Affair of Happy Cal and Elvirey Smetters] | 107 |
| VIII. | [The Resurrection of Bill Saunders] | 135 |
| IX. | [The Winding River’s Treasure] | 165 |
| X. | [The Plutocrats] | 223 |