Toronto:The Musson Book Company, Limited.1905CONTENTS.CHAP. I. [IN THE HEART OF THE WOODS]II. [THE FALL OF THE TREE]III. [FRIENDS INDEED]IV. [A DAY IN THE WOODS]V. [A BACKWOODS CHRISTMAS]VI. [THE CALL OF THE FOREST]VII. [A MESSAGE FROM THE WANDERER]VIII. [A WOOD'S ADVENTURE]IX. [ON THE PRAIRIE]X. [IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM]XI. [BACK TO STEPHANIE]XII. [TO A GOODLY HERITAGE]ILLUSTRATIONS[ "The great branch torn from a neighbouring maple told all the tale." . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece ][ "'If I had fifty rivers and fifty canoes, I could not leave Stephanie.'" ][ "They began to sing the old carols their mother had taught them long before." ][ "He flung out his arm, circled with savage ornaments—flung it out with a wild gesture, and began to speak." ][ "He held out a tiny package, wrapped in birch-bark, with an inquiring glance towards her." ][ "'For pity's sake, let me alone!' Dick pleaded. 'Go on and leave me.'" ]