ILLUSTRATIONS 



" ONE OF THE EAGLES STRUCK ME A STINGING BLOW ON THE 



HEAD" Frontispiece 



THE FALL OF THE YEAR Facing 1 



INITIAL, CHAPTER I 1 



INITIAL, CHAPTER II 9 



"OVER THE HILL IN A WHIRLWIND OF DOST AND HOWLS " 



Facing 18 

 INITIAL, CHAPTER III 21 



"HERE I FOUND HIM KEEPING HOUSE" .... Facing 24 



INITIAL, CHAPTER IV 29 



A SILKY SKEIN OF COBWEB 30 



" A WILD CREATURE, THAT WON'T GET OUT OF YOUR WAY " 



Facing 32 

 THE PYXIE 32 



THE FIELD OF CORN IN THE SHOCK 33 



V 



THE WINGED, AND PLUMED, AND BALLOONED SEEDS . . 34, 35 



INITIAL, CHAPTER V . 

 INITIAL, CHAPTER VI 



"THE LANTERN FLICKERS, THE MILK FOAMS, THE STORIES 



FLOW" Facing 48 



