ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

THE author desires to express his indebtedness to _The Outlook_ for

permission to reprint the adventures in the South and to Charles

Zueblin for permission to reprint the adventures in the East.

The author desires to express his indebtedness to the _Chicago Herald_

for permission to reprint _The Would-be Merman_, and to _The Forum_

for _What the Sexton Said_, and to _The Yale Review_ for _The Tramp’s

Refusal_.

The author wishes to express his gratitude to Mr. George Mather

Richards, Miss Susan Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ide and Miss Grace

Humphrey for their generous help and advice in preparing this work.