Chapter I: Friedrich Von Rittenheim 7

II THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER 22
III A WEAK MAN'S STRENGTH 38
IV "THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE" 47
V A STRONG MAN'S WEAKNESS 61
VI "I WARRANT THERE'S VINEGAR AND PEPPER IN'T!" 74
VII IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 85
VIII SYDNEY RIDES AGAINST TIME 105
IX "IT NEEDED ONLY THIS!" 118
X THROUGH THE MIST 132
XI IN THE CORN 146
XII ILLUMINATION 156
XIII RECONCILIATION 171
XIV THE FOURTH OF JULY 179
XV THE GANDER-PULLING 193
XVI ON THE BRIDGE 202
XVII OUT OF A CLEAR SKY 216
XVIII BUSINESS PLANS 230
XIX HILDA 242
XX SACRIFICE 255
XXI A POKE PARTY 267
XXII VON RITTENHEIM COLLECTS HIS RENT 285
XXIII THE 'POSSUM-HUNT 299
XXIV "FOUGHT THE FIGHT" 312
XXV CARL VON STERNBURG 322
XXVI SURRENDER 335
XXVII DIXIE 348

List of Illustrations

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OAKWOOD _Frontispiece_

A FENCE AT THE TOP OF A SHARP ASCENT 109

TO THE FRENCH BROAD, WHERE FLETCHER'S BRIDGE CROSSES THE RIVER 204

PINK ROSES AND RED SWUNG TO AND FRO IN THE SUNSHINE AS THEY CLIMBED THE DOCTOR'S WHITEWASHED PORCH 242

"IT IS NOT FITTING THAT A VON RITTENHEIM SHOULD LIVE IN A CABIN LIKE THAT" 269

A Tar-Heel Baron