TO

THE MEMORY

OF

MY MOTHER


Transcriber's Note: Only the Frontispiece and illustration on page 61 are included in this ebook.

ILLUSTRATIONS

He lowered the candles and drew back [ Frontispiece]
Facing Page
With a fierce gesture he took another step forward [ 61]
The little crowd of curious idlers 123
The younger ... stared at her 141
"The End!" she said to Serracauld 210
Night after night she had sat in the stifling atmosphere 241
The two dogs looked swiftly from her face to their master's 287
She slipped to the door—opened it 337