HERMAN WHITAKER
Reading edition
AUTHOR OF “THE PLANTER” AND “THE SETTLER”
NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS MCMXIII
COPYRIGHT 1913 BY HARPER & BROTHERS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 1913
[See page 248 SEYD LIFTED FRANCESCA AND LEAPED
“To Vera, my daughter and gentle collaborator, whose nimble fingers lightened the load of many labors, this book is lovingly dedicated.”