14. Sidis of Bombay

15. The Parshurama and the Chitpavans

16. Nur Jan

17. A Koli

18. A Deccani Fruit-seller

19. The Coffee-seller

20. Fateh Muhammad





[Illustration: The Spirit of Chandrabai]


I.

THE SPIRIT OF CHANDRABAI.

A STUDY IN PROTECTIVE MAGIC.


Fear reigned in the house of Vishnu the fisherman: for, but a week before,