CONTENTS.

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[INTRODUCTION,]13
I.[THE SKRIKER,]27
II.[THE UNBIDDEN GUEST,]37
III.[THE FAIRY'S SPADE,]50
IV.[THE KING OF THE FAIRIES,]52
V.[MOTHER AND CHILD,]59
VI.[THE SPECTRAL CAT,]63
VII.[THE CAPTURED FAIRIES,]73
VIII.[THE PILLION LADY,]77
IX.[THE FAIRY FUNERAL,]83
X.[THE CHIVALROUS DEVIL,]97
XI.[THE ENCHANTED FISHERMAN,]104
XII.[THE SANDS OF COCKER,]120
XIII.[THE SILVER TOKEN,]129
XIV.[THE HEADLESS WOMAN,]131
XV.[THE RESCUE OF MOONBEAM,]140
XVI.[THE WHITE DOBBIE,]152
XVII.[THE LITTLE MAN'S GIFT,]159
XVIII.[SATAN'S SUPPER,]164
XIX.[THE EARTHENWARE GOOSE,]167
XX.[THE PHANTOM OF THE FELL,]174
XXI.[ALLHALLOW'S NIGHT,]189
XXII.[THE CHRISTMAS-EVE VIGIL,]198
XXIII.[THE CRIER OF CLAIFE,]212
XXIV.[THE DEMON OF THE OAK,]221
XXV.[THE BLACK COCK,]234
XXVI.[THE INVISIBLE BURDEN.]238
[APPENDIX.--Comparative Notes]243

[INTRODUCTION.]