ILLUSTRATIONS
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“He had come quite close to his garden gate before he perceived the little figure waiting there.” Frontispiece
“‘This is the American way,’ he said, boyishly, and, stooping, kissed her.” 88
“She threw the tablets in the direction of the little river in the valley below.” 98
“‘My house awaits your coming, and I have sworn to possess you.’” 162
“The shadows of the night were her only covering, and the soft, mossy grass her mattress.” 166
“As the sword flashed upward he dashed to one side and then slipped under its guard.” 228
THE LOVE OF AZALEA
5THE LOVE OF AZALEA