LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE Lathers shrank back, cowering before her Frontispiece Patsy 13 Dan McGaw 21 "I'm her daughter Jennie" 43 Me name's Richard, sor—Richard Mullins" 47 "I'll ... hand him this letter" 53 He had seen him walking home with Jennie from church 65 Karl Nilsson 91 "I'm givin' it to ye straight, Dan" 99 "The Union ... appointed a committee to wait on Mr. Schwartz 111 Do ye know their names?" said Tom 123 "What mak' you no lak me anna more, Mees Jan?" 133 "Dat was a close shave!" 147 "Ah, but Tom's a keener" 151 He carried the almost lifeless boy 173 Billy kicked and struggled, but Cully held on 181 Above their heads the branches twined 199 "Now, gintlemen, I ask you to look at the clock" 217 "And all this seven years ago?" 231