[ A PIECE OF WRECKAGE ]

[ THE STORY OF A CHINEE KID ]

[ OUT OF SYMPATHY ]

[ AN OLD ROMAN OF MARIPOSA ]

[ OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES ]

[ POSEY ]

[ A CASE OF THE INNER IMPERATIVE ]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ "Want my guns?" shouted Nick derisively. "Then
come and take 'em!" . . . . . . _Frontispiece_ ]

[ Wemple dug his spurs into its sweating side and
the beast sprang forward at a faster gallop ]