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CONTENTS

• Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
• I A STRANGER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA . 1
• II AN EVENING VISIT. . . . . . . .14
• III THE OLD JUDGE. . . . . . . . .32
• IV DOWN THE RIVER. . . . . . . . .36
• V THE TOURNAMENT . . . . . . . . .45
• VI THE QUEEN OF LOVE AND BEAUTY. .59
• VII 'MID NEW SURROUNDINGS. . . . .63
• VIII THE COURTSHIP . . . . . . . .67
• IX DOUBTS AND FEARS. . . . . . . .77
• X THE DREAM. . . . . . . . . . . .88
• XI A LETTER AND A JOURNEY. . . . .96
• XII TRYON GOES TO PATESVILLE . . 104
• XIII AN INJUDICIOUS PAYMENT. . . 116
• XIV A LOYAL FRIEND . . . . . . . 124
• XV MINE OWN PEOPLE . . . . . . . 132
• XVI THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT . . . . 142
• XVII TWO LETTERS . . . . . . . . 149
• XVIII UNDER THE OLD REGIME . . . 155
• XIX GOD MADE US ALL. . . . . . . 178
• XX DIGGING UP ROOTS. . . . . . . 189
• XXI A GILDED OPPORTUNITY . . . . 193
• XXII IMPERATIVE BUSINESS . . . . 203
• XXIII THE GUEST OF HONOR . . . . 209
• XXIV SWING YOUR PARTNERS . . . . 220
• XXV BALANCE ALL. . . . . . . . . 228
• XXVI THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE WOODS233
• XXVII AN INTERESTING ACQUAINTANCE239
• XXVIII THE LOST KNIFE. . . . . . 244
• XXIX PLATO EARNS HALF A DOLLAR . 251
• XXX AN UNUSUAL HONOR . . . . . . 260
• XXXI IN DEEP WATERS. . . . . . . 268
• XXXII THE POWER OF LOVE. . . . . 277
• XXXIII A MULE AND A CART . . . . 282