CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I A Nightingale[1]
II The Family[9]
III Tom Erricker[16]
IV Mr. Stoneman[26]
V Ticknor's Mew[39]
VI True Hygiene[54]
VII Kuban[63]
VIII Through the Corn[74]
IX Strange Sensations[89]
X Upon the Ground[94]
XI Sûr Imar[102]
XII In the Background[109]
XIII Smiles and Tears[119]
XIV The Ruby Cross[132]
XV Sister v. Sweetheart[143]
XVI International Elements[149]
XVII Peppercorns[158]
XVIII A Lovebird[170]
XIX To Clear the Way[181]
XX Not for Sale[188]
XXI Voices of the Valley[192]
XXII Imar's Tale—War[197]
XXIII Imar's Tale—Love[208]
XXIV Imar's Tale—Peace[220]
XXV Imar's Tale—Crime[227]
XXVI Imar's Tale—Revenge[232]
XXVII Imar's Tale—Exile[241]
XXVIII Sanguine Still[244]
XXIX Large and Long Views[252]
XXX In the Quiet Places[261]
XXXI Pit-a-Pat[266]
XXXII A Painful Duty[276]
XXXIII Trembling[282]
XXXIV Rejoicing[292]
XXXV A Race of Platers[302]
XXXVI Gone, Gone, Gone[313]
XXXVII Lovers Make Moan[321]
XXXVIII Black Friday[334]
XXXIX Frangi, Non Flecti[344]
XL Twain More Than Twin[352]
XLI A Crooked Billet[363]
XLII Farewell, Smiler[373]
XLIII The Land of Medea[382]
XLIV The Land of Prometheus[390]
XLV Among the Gems[399]
XLVI Queen Marva[409]
XLVII Wolf's Meat[420]
XLVIII Usi, the Svân[427]
XLIX The Eye of God[433]
L Two Old Friends[441]
LI The Root of Evil[448]
LII Still in the Dark[455]
LIII A Ruthless Scheme[464]
LIV The Valley of Retribution[472]
LV At the Bar[481]
LVI Hard is the Fight[488]
LVII But Not in Vain[492]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

"Between whose Jagged Mullions flowed the Silvery Light";[Frontispiece]
"'Allow me one Moment,' I said";Facing page [70]
"Sprawling in the Yellow Stubble";[90]
"Why, it must at least be a Princess";[146]
"Her sweet, kind Face as white as a Shroud";[168]
"She turned away her Face";[218]
"At the Door she turned, with a proud and calm Farewell to me";[238]
"What little there is, is entirely a genuine Article";[274]
"Sûr Imar received us with a Loving Smile";[300]
"A Woman of Great Substance rushed up and caught her";[308]
"'Rot!' I replied, with less Elegance than Terseness";[340]
"'I tell you what,' he said, turning round and looking at me with Authority";[378]
"Gazed at the Captain till he scarce knew where he was";[416]
"'Yes, I see,' he answered softly";[504]