ILLUSTRATED BY

W. B. KING

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1917
by
The Reilly & Britton Co.
Made in U.S.A.
Published September 12, 1917
Second Printing October 1, 1917


CONTENTS

I The World and the Flesh[9]
II The Harpeth Jaguar[27]
III The Gauntlet[41]
IV To Turkey Gulch[61]
V Having It Out[92]
VI Deep Digging[109]
VII The Tristan Love Song[132]
VIII Breasting the Gale[146]
IX Into Brambles[161]
X Water and Oil[181]
XI A Bit of Raw Life[195]
XII The Tenacious Turtle[211]
XIII The Short-Circuit[227]
XIV Abide With Me[241]
XV A Clandestine Adventure[258]
XVI The Jewel in the Matrix[283]
XVII The Pageant[297]
XVIII Light—Into Darkness[312]
XIX The Spark and the Blaze[327]
XX The Covert of Wings[344]

The Heart's Kingdom