VIII. WITCHCRAFT 195

IX. THE GIRL WHO BELIEVED IN THE SAINTS 219

X. THE PAUPER'S GOLDEN DAY 237

XI. THE SOUL OF A MAN 251

XII. A FREAK OF CUPID 293




I

YOUNG LOVE


It was after dark on a November evening. A young woman came down the
main street of a small town in the south of Scotland. She was a
maid-servant, about thirty years old; she had a pretty, though rather
strong-featured, face, and yellow silken hair. When she came toward the
end of the street she turned into a small draper's shop. A middle-aged
woman stood behind the counter folding her wares.

'Can ye tell me the way to Mistress Macdonald's?' asked the maid.

'Ye'll be a stranger.' It was evident that every one in those parts knew
the house inquired for.