CONTENTS 



*' I. Under the Apple-Trees . . . . , 1 



t II. The Friendly Rocks 40 



ni. The Master Instinct 65 



IV. Dame Nature and her Children . . 82 

 > V. Old Friends in New Places . « . . 90 



VI. The Still Small Voice 105 



VII. Nature Leaves 112 



I. IN WARBLER TIME 112 



II. A SHORT WALK 116 



III. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . . , , .117 



IV. ARE THERE COUNTERFEITS IN NATURE? . .121 



VIII. The Primal Mind 125 



IX. "Fated to be Free" 142 



X. Scientific Faith Once More . . .159 



XI. Literature and Science 176 



XII. "A Prophet of the Soul" .... 197 



XIII. Life and Chance 228 



XIV. Life the Traveler 262 



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