To my husband

whose cordial interest in my work

is always a

source of inspiration

ILLUSTRATIONS

“Mrs. Kendall placed in her hands a great red rose” Frontispiece[13]
“For a time Margaret regarded him with troubled eyes”[66]
“A mob of small boys had found an object upon which to vent their wildest mischief”[158]
“Margaret crossed the room and touched the man’s shoulder”[244]

The Turn of the Tide

CHAPTER I

Margaret had been home two hours—two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter—two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.