CONTENTS. 



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MY ISLANDS ... 1 



TROPICAL EDUCATION 21 



Ox THE WINGS OF THE WIND ... ... ... ... ... -40 



A DESERT FRUIT 56 



PRETTY POLL 71 



HIGH LIFE ... ... 90 



EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS 105 



MUD ... ... 123 



THE GREENWOOD TREE 140 



FISH AS FATHERS 157 



AN ENGLISH SHIKE 177 



THE BRONZE AXE . 212 



THE ISLE OF RUIM ... ... ... ... .. ... 231 



A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD ... 250 



A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY 266 



CASTERS AND CHESTEUS ... 274 



