Le Succès est un Devoir
CMC Pub. Co.
MCM

THE C. M. CLARK PUBLISHING CO.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1909

Copyright, 1909
by
The C. M. Clark Publishing Co.
Boston, Massachusetts
U. S. A.


All Rights Reserved

PRESS OF MURRAY AND EMERY COMPANY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

DEDICATED
To the loving memory of my Father and in grateful
recognition to my friend J. F. C., whose
encouragement made this book possible.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Reuben[Frontispiece]
Page
Margaret[61]
Into this den of venomous serpents, only the hardy dared penetrate[149]
Tim Watson[170]
Jack De Vere[194]
Beyond the hills melting into a pinkish haze[206]
Canal boats still crept sleepily on[248]
Sam’s Point[255]
The Rondout Creek tumbled musically over the rocks below forming many beautiful cascades[292]
The laurels take on a rosier hue in the warm afterglow[308]

INTRODUCTION