Dwellers in the
Hills
By
Author of "Randolph Mason"
"The Man of Last Resort,"etc.
G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1901
Copyright, 1901
By MELVILLE DAVISSON POST
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
TO
MY MOTHER
CONTENTS
chapter page I. — The October Land 1 II. — The Petticoat and the Pretender 12 III. — The Passing of an Illusion 21 IV. — Concerning Hawk Rufe 35 V. — The Waggon-maker 46 VI. — The Maid and the Intruders 58 VII. — The Master Builders 70 VIII. — Some Remarks of Saint Paul 85 IX. — Christian the Blacksmith 101 X. — On the Choosing of Enemies 114 XI. — The Wardens of the River 127 XII. — The Uses of the Moon 141 XIII. — The Six Hundred 156 XIV. — Relating to the First Liars 171 XV. — When Providence is Pagan 187 XVI. — Through the Big Water 201 XVII. — Along the Hickory Ridges 213 XVIII. — By the Light of a Lantern 223 XIX. — The Orbit or the Dwarfs 237 XX. — On the Art of Going to Ruin 250 XXI. — The Exit of the Pretender 266
DWELLERS IN THE HILLS
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