XIX. VANE FORESEES TROUBLE
XX. THE FLOOD
XXI. VANE YIELDS A POINT
XXII. EVELYN GOES FOR A SAIL
XXIII. VANE PROVES OBDURATE
XXIV. JESSY STRIKES
XXV. THE INTERCEPTED LETTER
XXVI. ON THE TRAIL
XXVII. THE END OF THE SEARCH
XXVIII. CARROLL SEEKS HELP
XXIX. JESSY'S CONTRITION
XXX. CONVINCING TESTIMONY
XXXI. VANE IS REINSTATED




VANE OF THE TIMBERLANDS




CHAPTER I

A FRIEND IN NEED


A light breeze, scented with the smell of the firs, was blowing down the
inlet, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically
against the bows of the canoe. They met her end-on, sparkling in the warm