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CONTENTS

[Chapter I. A New Project.]

[Chapter II. The Auction at Ruoara.]

[Chapter III. On Board the “Belle.”]

[Chapter IV. In the Picnic Grove.]

[Chapter V. The Battle With Words.]

[Chapter VI. The Battle With Blows.]