THE LUCKY PIECE
A TALE OF THE NORTH WOODS
BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE
AUTHOR OF "THE VAN DWELLERS," "THE BREAD LINE," "THE GREAT WHITE WAY,"ETC.
FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR
NEW YORK
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
1906
Copyright, 1906, by
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
Copyright, 1905, by
THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY
This Edition Published March, 1906
He climbed down carefully and secured his treasure.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| PROLOGUE | 1 | |
| 1 | BUT PALADINS RIDE FAR BETWEEN | 6 |
| 2 | OUT IN THE BLOWY WET WEATHER | 18 |
| 3 | THE DEEP WOODS OF ENCHANTMENT | 34 |
| 4 | A BRIEF LECTURE AND SOME INTRODUCTIONS | 48 |
| 5 | A FLOWER ON A MOUNTAIN TOP | 66 |
| 6 | IN THE "DEVIL'S GARDEN" | 80 |
| 7 | THE PATH THAT LEADS BACK TO BOYHOOD | 99 |
| 8 | WHAT CAME OUT OF THE MIST | 115 |
| 9 | A SHELTER IN THE FOREST | 134 |
| 10 | THE HERMIT'S STORY | 148 |
| 11 | DURING THE ABSENCE OF CONSTANCE | 166 |
| 12 | CONSTANCE RETURNS AND HEARS A STORY | 183 |
| 13 | WHAT THE SMALL WOMAN IN BLACK SAW | 193 |
| 14 | WHAT MISS CARROWAY DID | 208 |
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