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, PORTRAIT OF JOHN JOHNSON . . .. Frcntitpiici,
^OHN JOHNSON OF MINNESOTA William Hard
HENRY WATTERSON'S "DARK HORSE" 563
IHustrated with photographs.
With an introductory word from Col. Watterson.
THE PIRATE ENGINEER Joseph M. Ro8:ers . . 577
AVith illustrations bv H. E. Townsend.
THE TAMING OF THE WEST ... Lincoln Steffons . 585
HeNSY CiRAPPLfcS THE OREGON LaND (iRAFT.
Illustrated with photographs.
MY COUNTRY. A Poem. Harry H. Kemp . 503
THE WORD OF THE ORACLE Lily A. Long . .603
With illustrations by C. M. Relyea.
THE LEGACY Nelth Boyce . 615
With illustrations by C. E. Blumenschein.
AN AERIAL BIVOUAC Edgar Beeclier Bronson . 624
Illustrated by George Varian and with Facsimiles.
WHEN FATHER TAKES ME FOR A WALK. A Poem. . Louise Ayre5 Qamett . . 634
Illustrated with photographs by Alice Uoughton.
THE HABIT OF WOLVES Ernest Thompson Seton . 636
Including many Facts about Animal Marriage.
- ' ■ With illustrations by the author.
ADVENTURES IN CONTENTMENT . ... David Orayson . .646
The Politician. Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty.
A LEGITIMATE TRANSACTION Joseph C. Lincoln .651
With illustrations by Will Crawford.
CRAZY JANE Carter Hamilton . 661
jPH^ PILGRIM'S SCRIP 666
LErrKRS. CoMMKMs and Confessions from Rkaders of • ^- . THE Magazine.
IN THE INTERPRETER'S HOUSE 669
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