TABLE OF CONTENTS 



A WINTRY DAWN ------ i 



WINTER IN THE MARSHES - ... 8 



FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW - - - "15 



A SECRET OF THE HILLS - - - - -22 



HERALDS OF THE SPRING- - - - 29 



HIS ISLAND HOME- - - - - '37 



CASTLES IN THE AIR - - - - "44 



MEADOWS OF ASPHODEL - - - • "51 



WHEN ALL THE WORLD IS YOUNG - - 59 



THE POSTERN GATE - - - - - 66 



AT THE BEND OF THE RIVER - - - 76 



THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE - - - - 84 



THE GIFT OF SONG - - - - " 9 2 



A ROBBER STRONGHOLD ----- 108 



A SEA-BIRDS' HAUNT - - - - - I ID 



FLOWER-DE-LUCE - - - - - - 120 



CHEDDAR CLIFFS - - - - - - 125 



IN THE HEART OF THE MOUNTAINS - - - 1 32 



