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THE COIL OF CARNE
BY
JOHN OXENHAM
AUTHOR OF "THE LONG ROAD"
TORONTO THE COPP, CLARK CO. LIMITED 1911
TO
RODERIC DUNKERLEY, B.A., B.D.
"And what are you eager for, Mr. Eager?"
"Men, women, and children--bodies and souls."
Intra, page 53.
"By God's help we will make men of them, the rest we must trust to Providence."
Intra, page 66.
"Catch them young!"
Intra, page 67.
"No man is past mending till he's dead, perhaps not then."
Intra, page 82.
CONTENTS
BOOK I
CHAPTER
I. THE HOUSE OF CARNE
II. THE STAR IN THE DUST
III. THE FIRST OF THE COIL
IV. THE COIL COMPLETE
V. IN THE COIL
BOOK II
VI. FREEMEN OF THE FLATS
VII. EAGER HEART
VIII. SIR DENZIL'S VIEWS
IX. MORE OF SIR DENZIL'S VIEWS
X. GROWING FREEMEN
XI. THE LITTLE LADY
XII. MANY MEANS
XIII. MOUNTING
XIV. WIDENING WAYS
XV. DIVERGING LINES
XVI. A CUT AT THE COIL
XVII. ALMOST SOLVED
XVIII. ALMOST SOLVED AGAIN
XIX. WHERE'S JIM?
XX. A NARROW SQUEAK
XXI. A WARM WELCOME
XXII. WHERE'S JACK?
BOOK III
XXIII. BREAKING IN
XXIV. AN UNEXPECTED GUEST
XXV. REVELATION AND SPECULATION
XXVI. JIM'S TIGHT PLACE
XXVII. TWO TO ONE
XXVIII. THE LINE OF CLEAVAGE
XXIX. GRACIE'S DILEMMA
XXX. NEVER THE SAME AGAIN
XXXI. DESERET
XXXII. THE LADY WITH THE FAN
XXXIII. A STIRRING OF MUD
XXXIV. THE BOYS IN THE MUD
XXXV. EXPLANATIONS
XXXVI. JIM'S WAY
XXXVII. A HOPELESS QUEST
XXXVIII. LORD DESERET HELPS
XXXIX. OLD SETH GOES HOME
XL. OUT OF THE NIGHT
XLI. HORSE AND FOOT
XLII. DUE EAST
XLIII. JIM TO THE FORE
XLIV. JIM'S LUCK
XLV. MORE REVELATIONS
XLVI. THE BLACK LANDING
XLVII. ALMA
XLVIII. JIM'S RIDE
XLIX. AMONG THE BULL-PUPS
L. RED-TAPE
LI. THE VALLEY OF DEATH
LII. PATCHING UP
LIII. THE FIGHT IN THE FOG
LIV. AN ALLY OF PROVIDENCE
LV. RETRIBUTION
LVI. DULL DAYS
LVII. HOT OVENS
LVIII. CHILL NEWS
LIX. TOUCH AND GO FOR THE COIL
LX. INSIDE THE FIERY RING
LXI. WEARY WAITING
LXII. FROM ONE TO MANY
LXIII. EAGER ON THE SCENT
LXIV. THE LONG SLOW SIEGE
LXV. THE CUTTING OF THE COIL
LXVI. PURGATORY
LXVII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
LXVIII. HOME AGAIN
LXIX. "THE RIGHT ONE"
LXX. ALL'S WELL