ILLUSTRATED BY F. C. YOHN

To F. S.

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece

Titlepage

“Don't, Dad!” Shrieked a Voice from the Bushes

You Hain't Never Goin' to Marry Him.”

“Why Have You Brought Me Here?”

“We'll Fight You Both!”

Keep It Safe Old Pine

She Made Him Tell of Everything

THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE