BOSTON
TICKNOR AND COMPANY
211 Tremont Street
1889

Copyright, 1888,
By Ticknor and Company.

ELECTROTYPED BY
C. J. Peters & Son, Boston,
U. S. A.


CONTENTS.

Chapter.Page.
I.Independence[11]
II.Thinking and Thinkephones[23]
III.Letter and Spirit[39]
IV.The First Move[50]
V.Inalienable Rights[61]
VI.Leaning[70]
VII.The Extra Horse[81]
VIII.“Long Patience”[89]
IX.A Contract[99]
X.Neighbors[108]
XI.Battle and Victory[122]
XII.Fasting[131]
XIII.A Chance for a Knightly Deed[140]
XIV.The Valley of the Shadow[149]
XV.More Chances[157]
XVI.Enlisting[168]
XVII.The Wrong End[178]
XVIII.Turning the Glass[189]
XIX.At the Farm[195]
XX.The Tin Mug[204]
XXI.Seeing Why[212]
XXII.The Way of Escape[221]
XXIII.The Circular City[232]
XXIV.The Circular City, continued[243]