WHO, HIMSELF A WRITER, TRAINED ME IN THE WORK HE LOVED. WHAT MERIT THE READER MAY FIND IN THESE PAGES IS THE RESULT OF THAT TRAINING, UNDERTAKEN WITH A FATHER'S PRIDE, CARRIED ON WITH A FATHER'S BELIEF AND ENCOURAGEMENT.GERALDINE BONNERCONTENTSI. HANDS UPII. THE TULESIII. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTEIV. THE DERELICTV. THE MARKED PARAGRAPHVI. PANCHAVII. THE PICAROON