Copyright, 1906, 1907, 1908, by THE CENTURY COMPANY,
EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE, APPLETON’S MAGAZINE, THE
YOUTH’S COMPANION, THE LADIES’ WORLD, THE
DELINEATOR, HAMPTON’S BROADWAY MAGAZINE, T. Y.
CROWELL & COMPANY.
Norwood Press
J. S. Gushing Co.––Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| The Vagrants of the Barren | [1] |
| MacPhairrson’s Happy Family | [22] |
| On Big Lonely | [52] |
| From Buck to Bear and Back | [68] |
| In the Deep of the Snow | [78] |
| The Gentling of Red McWha | [108] |
| Melindy and the Lynxes | [139] |
| Mrs. Gammit’s Pig | [150] |
| The Blackwater Pot | [170] |
| The Iron Edge of Winter | [193] |
| The Grip in Deep Hole | [199] |
| The Nest of the Mallard | [211] |
| Mrs. Gammit and the Porcupines | [219] |
| The Battle in the Mist | [250] |
| Melindy and the Spring Bear | [258] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| “Red McWha’s big form shot past.” | [Frontispiece] |
| “One of these monstrous shapes neglected to vanish.” | [18] |
| “‘It’s––Mandy Ann!’” | [66] |
| “Where anything from a baby’s rattle to a bag of fertilizer could be purchased.” | [99] |
| “He was roused by a sudden shot.” | [185] |
| “He realized that he was caught by the foot.” | [201] |