COPYRIGHT
1914 BY
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY

To
P. K. P.

Contents

I.[Billy Bradford]9
II.[Old Iron]19
III.[A Mountain of Iron]29
IV.[The Foundry]37
V.[The Great Iron Key]52
VI.[A Surprise or Two]62
VII.[Iron Cuts Iron]75
VIII.[Traitor Nails]90
IX.[Billy Stands By]102
X.[William Wallace]112
XI.[The Treasure Room]123
XII.[Thomas Murphy, Timekeeper]142
XIII.[Iron Horses]156
XIV.[The Giants]171
XV.[The Pygmies]186
XVI.[What Mr. Prescott Said]203

Illustrations

PAGE
[Seven Minutes Left]Frontispiece
[He Filled It With Moist Sand]45
[There were Men Polishing and Polishing]80
[“Here Is His Sword”]136
[“The Most Fearful Thing Ever Made”]181
[“He’s Still Looking at the Gate”]205

THE STORY OF IRON