F. S. N., 



HIS FELLOW - PRISONER IN THE CAVE, 



THE AUTHOR INSCRIBES THIS BOOK, 



IN THE HOPE THAT FROM HIS MIND ALSO IT MAY EXPEL 



SOME OF THE SHADOWS AND PHANTOMS 



THAT BESET THE LIFE OF ONE 



NOT YET PERMITTED TO BEHOLD 



THE LIGHT OF TRUTH. 



