FAR-AWAY STORIES

By William J. Locke

CONTENTS

THE SONG OF LIFE
LADIES IN LAVENDER
STUDIES IN BLINDNESS
     I. AN OLD-WORLD EPISODE
     II. THE CONQUEROR
     III. A LOVER'S DILEMMA
     IV. A WOMAN OF THE WAR
THE PRINCESS'S KINGDOM
THE HEART AT TWENTY
THE SCOURGE
MY SHADOW FRIENDS






AT THE GATE OF SAMARIA

By William J. Locke



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.






STELLA MARIS

By William J. Locke

Illustrated by Frank Wiles



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV,






A STUDY IN SHADOWS

By William J. Locke



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE LONE WOMEN.
CHAPTER II. KATHERINE.
CHAPTER III. LOST IN THE SNOW
CHAPTER IV. “WHERE THE BROOK AND RIVER MEET.”
CHAPTER V. THE PUZZLE OF RAINE CHETWYND.
CHAPTER VI. SUMMER CHANGES.
CHAPTER VII. KATHERINE'S HOUR
CHAPTER VIII. A POOR LITTLE TRAGEDY.
CHAPTER IX. VARIOUS ELEMENTS HAVE THEIR SAY.
CHAPTER X. A TOUCH OF NATURE.
CHAPTER XI. “THE WOMAN WHO DELIBERATES.”
CHAPTER XII. ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR.
CHAPTER XIII. THE SOILING OF A PAGE.
CHAPTER XIV. THE WEAKER SIDE.
CHAPTER XV. THE SIGNING OF A DEATH WARRANT.
CHAPTER XVI. FELICIA VICTRIX.






WHERE LOVE IS

By William J. Locke

CONTENTS

Chapter I THE FIRST GLIMPSE
Chapter II THE FOOL'S WISDOM
Chapter III A MODERN BETROTHAL
Chapter IV THE GREAT FROCK EPISODE
Chapter V A BROKEN BUTTERFLY
Chapter VI THE LOVERS
Chapter VII A MAD PROPHET
Chapter VIII HER SERENE HIGHNESS
Chapter IX SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION
Chapter X TWO IDYLLS
Chapter XI DANGER
Chapter XII NORMA'S ENLIGHTENMENT
Chapter XIII THE OPTIMIST AT LARGE
Chapter XIV THE BUBBLE REPUTATION
Chapter XV MRS. HARDACRE LAUGHS
Chapter XVI IN THE WILDERNESS
Chapter XVII THE INCURABLE MALADY
Chapter XVIII A RUDDERLESS SHIP
Chapter XIX ABANA AND PHARPAR
Chapter XX ALINE PREPARES FOR BATTLE
Chapter XXI THE MOTH MEETS THE STAR
Chapter XXII CATASTROPHE
Chapter XXIII NORMA'S HOUR
Chapter XXIV MRS. HARDACRE FORGETS
Chapter XXV THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Chapter XXVI EARTH AGAIN
Chapter XXVII A DINNER OF HERBS
Chapter XXVIII THE WORD OF ALINE






DERELICTS

By William J. Locke

CONTENTS

PART I
CHAPTER I BEYOND THE PALE
CHAPTER II YVONNE
CHAPTER III IN THE DEPTHS
CHAPTER IV DEA EX MACHINA
CHAPTER V THE COMIC MUSE
CHAPTER VI MELPOMENE
CHAPTER VII A FORLORN HOPE
CHAPTER VIII THE CANON’S ANGEL
CHAPTER IX PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
CHAPTER X COUNSELS OF PERFECTION
CHAPTER XI THE OUTCAST COUSIN
CHAPTER XII HISTOIRE DE REVENANT
CHAPTER XIII Dis Aliter Visum
PART II
CHAPTER XIV “IN A STRANGE LAND”
CHAPTER XV KNIGHT-ERRANT
CHAPTER XVI LA CIGALE
CHAPTER XVII YVONNE PROPOSES
CHAPTER XVIII DRIFTWOOD
CHAPTER XIX FERMENT
CHAPTER XX UPHEAVAL
CHAPTER XXI A DEMAND IN MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XXII SEEKING SALVATION
CHAPTER XXIII AN END AND A BEGINNING






THE WHITE DOVE

By William J. Locke

CONTENTS

THE WHITE DOVE
CHAPTER I FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER II THE SHADOW IN A LIFE
CHAPTER III SYLVESTER CONSULTS THE STARS
CHAPTER IV LEROUX SPEAKS
CHAPTER V DE MORTUIS
CHAPTER VI THE WALDEN ART COLONY
CHAPTER VII THE DANGEROUS HOUR
CHAPTER VIII TRIUMPH
CHAPTER IX DAMON AND PYTHIAS
CHAPTER X SYLVESTER DOES BATTLE
CHAPTER XI UNREST
CHAPTER XII THE CAUSE WANES
CHAPTER XIII THE USES OF ADVERSITY
CHAPTER XIV AT AYRESFORD
CHAPTER XV A STRIP OF PINK PAPER
CHAPTER XVI AT BAY
CHAPTER XVII A WEDDING EVE
CHAPTER XVIII FELLOW-TRAVELLERS
CHAPTER XIX THE SWORD FALLS
CHAPTER XX “OH, WHITE DOVE OF THE PITY DIVINE”
CHAPTER XXI HERITAGE
CHAPTER XXII A GLORIOUS WORLD






THE DEMAGOGUE
AND LADY PHAYRE

By William J. Locke

CONTENTS

THE DEMAGOGUE AND LADY PHAYRE
CHAPTER I THE ETERNAL FEMININE
CHAPTER II A REVOLUTION
CHAPTER III THE END OF AN ACT
CHAPTER IV LADY PHAYRE AND THE COMING MAN
CHAPTER V LIZZIE
CHAPTER VI THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
CHAPTER VII A DEMAGOGUE’S IDYLL
CHAPTER VIII WITH THE HELP OF LADY PHAYRE
CHAPTER IX SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENTS
CHAPTER X LADY PHAYRE THROWS HER CAP OVER THE WINDMILLS.
CHAPTER XI RECONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER XII A LEADER OF MEN
CHAPTER XIII THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER






IDOLS

By William J. Locke



CONTENTS

IDOLS
PROEM
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV