"The great branch torn from a neighbouring maple told all the tale." . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece
"'If I had fifty rivers and fifty canoes, I could not leave Stephanie.'"
"They began to sing the old carols their mother had taught them long before."
"He flung out his arm, circled with savage ornaments—flung it out with a wild gesture, and began to speak."
"He held out a tiny package, wrapped in birch-bark, with an inquiring glance towards her."
"'For pity's sake, let me alone!' Dick pleaded. 'Go on and leave me.'"
"'Dick! Dick! Where are you?'"