December, 1913 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



169 



By the Author of 



Joyce of The North Woods 



A SON OF 

 THE HILLS 



By Harriet T. Comstock 



Mrs. Comstock wrote 

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 the story of Sandy 

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 broke the chains that 

 tied his forefathers to 

 their squalid homes and 

 returned to redeem his 

 people. 



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 love for Cynthia lasting 

 through all the years of 

 his exile portrayed with 

 rare delicacy and charm 

 will touch the heart of 

 every reader. 



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