Contents 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE BUILDING OF THE 



NEST i 



II. BEHIND THE BACKLOG . 15 



III. HALF-HOURS WITH MER- 



CURY AND VULCAN . . 31 



IV. Low TIDES 45 



V. THE CASE OF KATE . . 61 



VI. SMOKE OF THE H-F BAR . 73 



VII. TOLD IN THE FIRELIGHT . 89 



VIII. "TicK-TocK" TALK . . 103 



IX. AN AUGUST NIGHT ... 123 



X. SOCKS AND FLOCKS . . . 137 



XL THE PIG IN A POKE . . 149 



XII. A PUMPKIN AND A PRINCE 161 



XIII. THE FLAMES THAT 



CLARIFY 179 



XIV. A FAREWELL "HIKE" . 189 

 XV. "TAPS" ..;,., ! . 203 



