The House in the Water
The White-slashed Bull
When the Blueberries Are Ripe
The Glutton of the Great Snow
When the Truce of the Wild is Done
The Window in the Shack
The Return of the Moose
From the Teeth of the Tide
The Fight at the Wallow
Sonny and the Kid
The Works of
Charles G. D. Roberts
| The Haunters of the Silences | $2.00 |
| Red Fox | 2.00 |
| The Watchers of the Trails | 2.00 |
| The Kindred of the Wild | 2.00 |
| The House in the Water | 1.50 |
| Earth’s Enigmas | 1.50 |
| The Heart of the Ancient Wood | 1.50 |
| The Heart That Knows | 1.50 |
| The Prisoner of Mademoiselle | 1.50 |
| Barbara Ladd | 1.50 |
| The Forge in the Forest | 1.50 |
| A Sister to Evangeline | 1.50 |
| By the Marshes of Minas | 1.50 |
| Cameron of Lochiel (translated) | 1.50 |
| The Young Acadian | .50 |
| The Cruise of the Yacht “Dido” | .50 |
| The Haunter of the Pine Gloom | .50 |
| The Lord of the Air | .50 |
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| The Little People of the Sycamore | .50 |
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“Face to face with a tall bull moose” (See page 84)
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Copyright, 1907, by Curtis Publishing Company
Copyright, 1908, by Funk & Wagnalls Company
Copyright, 1908, by The Circle Publishing Company
Copyright, 1908, by Associated Sunday Magazines, Incorporated
Copyright, 1908, by L. C. Page & Company (Incorporated)
All rights reserved
First Impression, May, 1908
Third Impression, May, 1916
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
Contents of the Book
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| PAGE |
| The House in the Water | 1 |
| The White-slashed Bull | 125 |
| When the Blueberries Are Ripe | 152 |
| The Glutton of the Great Snow | 163 |
| When the Truce of the Wild is Done | 192 |
| The Window in the Shack | 204 |
| The Return of the Moose | 225 |
| From the Teeth of the Tide | 235 |
| The Fight at the Wallow | 252 |
| Sonny and the Kid | 271 |
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A List of the Full-page Drawings in the Book
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| PAGE |
| “Face to face with a tall bull moose” (See page 84) | Frontispiece |
| “Began to climb out upon the crest of the dam.” | 7 |
| “A foraging fish-hawk winging above.” | 15 |
| “The otter moved with unusual caution.” | 19 |
| “Suddenly rearing his sleek, snaky body half out of the water.” | 23 |
| “Poked his head above water.” | 33 |
| “Sticky lumps, which they could hug under their chins.” | 41 |
| “Twisted it across his shoulders, and let it drag behind him.” | 54 |
| “Every beaver now made a mad rush for the canal.” | 58 |
| “It was no longer a log, but a big gray lynx.” | 62 |
| “He caught sight of a beaver swimming down the pond.” | 72 |
| “‘Or even maybe a bear.’” | 90 |
| “He drowns jest at the place where he come in.” | 96 |
| “Hunted through the silent and pallid aisles of the forest.” | 102 |
| “A sinister, dark, slow-moving beast.” | 106 |
| “He sprang with a huge bound that landed him, claws open, squarely on the wolverene’s hind quarters.” | 110 |
| “It was not until the moon appeared ... that Jabe began to call.” | 142 |
| “Something gleamed silver down his side.” | 148 |
| “An old she-bear with two half-grown cubs.” | 154 |
| “Crept slowly around the raging and snarling captive.” | 170 |
| “Snapped back at him with a vicious growl.” | 176 |
| “Running in the shallow water to cover his scent” | 200 |
| “Sniffed loudly along the crack of the door.” | 212 |
| ”Made a wild thrust at the dreadful face.” | 216 |
| “A magnificent, black, wide-antlered bull, an ungainly brown cow, and a long-legged, long-eared calf.” | 228 |
| “Pulled the butt under her chest.” | 248 |
| “He ‘belled’ harshly several times across the dark wastes.” | 254 |
| “In a flash was up again on his haunches.” | 268 |
| “He curled down his abbreviated tail, and ran.” | 280 |
| “In his fright the kid dropped his toadstool and stared back at the gray animal.” | 292 |
