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GEORGE W. CABLE

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

MCMII

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

I

RUTH AND GODFREY

II

ISABEL

III

ARTHUR AND LEONARD

IV

AND BRING DOWN THE REMAINDER

V

SKY AND POOL

VI

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

VII

THE HOUR STRIKES

VIII

GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES

IX

THE YOUNG YEAR SMILES

X

THE STORM REGATHERS

XI

HAS IT COME TO THIS?

XII

THE LANTERN QUENCHED

XIII

BABY

XIV

THE TALKATIVE LEONARD

XV

THE THIN ICE BREAKS

XVI

MUST GIVE YOU UP

XVII

SLEEP, OF A SORT

XVIII

MISSING

XIX

A DOUBLE STILL HUNT

XX

A DOUBLE RETURN

XXI

EVENING RED

XXII

MORNING GRAY