Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE SECRET OF THE STORM COUNTRY

BY GRACE MILLER WHITE

AUTHOR OF TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY, ROSE O' PARADISE, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY LUCIUS W. HITCHCOCK

NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

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Copyright, 1916, by Woman's World.

Copyright, 1917, by Woman's World.

Copyright, 1917, by The H. K. Fly Company.

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I Lovingly Dedicate this Book to Lil And Arthur Miller

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CONTENTS

Chapter Page

I. The Squatter Folk 9
II. The Coming of Andy Bishop 16
III. Tessibel Meets Waldstricker 25
IV. Tess and Frederick 33
V. A Gossip With "Satisfied" 38
VI. Waldstricker Makes a Proposal 44
VII. Waldstricker and Mother Moll 53
VIII. Tessibel's Marriage 58
IX. The Musicale 64
X. A Victim of Circumstances 72
XI. Frederick Intimidated 80
XII. Making Ready for the Warden 86
XIII. Sandy Proposes to Tess 94
XIV. The Warden's Coming 99
XV. The Search 105
XVI. Tessibel's Secret 112
XVII. Tessibel's Prayer 124
XVIII. A Letter 131
XIX. Its Answer 137
XX. Madelene Complains to Ebenezer 144
XXI. The End of the Honeymoon 149
XXII. The Repudiation 152
XXIII. The Quarrel 159
XXIV. Waldstricker Interferes 164
XXV. The Summons 168
XXVI. The Churching 171
XXVII. Daddy Skinner's Death 182
XXVIII. Young Discovers Andy 189
XXIX. The Vigil 195
XXX. Sandy Comes to Grief 202
XXXI. Waldstricker's Threat 207
XXXII. Helen's Message 211
XXXIII. Hands Stronger Than Waldstricker's 215
XXXIV. Love Air Everywhere the Hull Time 222
XXXV. Boy Skinner 227
XXXVI. Deforrest Decides 232
XXXVII. The New Home 238
XXXVIII. Dinner at Waldstricker's 244
XXXIX. Father and Son 250
XL. Husband and Wife 256
XLI. Tessibel's Discovery 261
XLII. A Man's Arm at the Window 266
XLIII. Sandy's Job 271
XLIV. Sandy's Visit 276
XLV. Andy Vindicated 279
XLVI. Sandy's Courting 286
XLVII. Waldstricker's Anger 294
XLVIII. The Sins of the Parents 302
XLIX. Tessibel and Elsie 311
L. Tessibel's Vision 321
LI. The Christmas Guest 328
LII. The Storm 334
LIII. The Happy Day 339

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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"I cast the first stone," he said swiftly Frontispiece

"I will," gritted Waldstricker, in spite of himself interested in the old woman's revelations 30

"I was wonderin' little one, when you say your prayers, if you'd pipe one for me?" 111

"Hush!" he cried, "Haven't you any heart?" 157

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