Although I was one of those who "Tried, failed and went away to try and forget, if possible," her unfaltering faithfulness, and endurance, made it possible for me to see and feel the things that I have written in this—HER BOOK.

—ELLIOTT SMITH.

Misshapen and dwaft by the pitiless rays of the desert sun.

INDEX TO CHAPTERS

[Chapter I. ]9
[Chapter II. ]20
[Chapter III. ]29
[Chapter IV. ]37
[Chapter V. ]42
[Chapter VI. ]57
[Chapter VII. ]64
[Chapter VIII. ]70
[Chapter IX. ]80
[Chapter X. ]90
[Chapter XI. ]96
[Chapter XII. ]104
[Chapter XIII. ]113
[Chapter XIV. ]123
[Chapter XV. ]136
[Chapter XVI. ]149
[Chapter XVII. ]163
[Chapter XVIII. ]179
[Chapter XIX. ]193
[Chapter XX. ]206
[Chapter XXI. ]223
[Chapter XXII. ]236