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FACES IN THE FIRE
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FACES IN THE FIRE
AND
OTHER FANCIES
BY
F. W. BOREHAM
AUTHOR OF
‘THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL,’ ‘THE SILVER SHADOW,’ ‘MUSHROOMS ON THE
MOOR,’ ‘THE GOLDEN MILESTONE,’ ‘MOUNTAINS IN THE
MIST,’ ‘THE LUGGAGE OF LIFE,’
ETC., ETC.
THE ABINGDON PRESS
NEW YORK CINCINNATI
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CONTENTS
PART I CHAP. PAGE I. THE BABY AMONG THE BOMBSHELLS 13 II. STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM 24 III. THE CONQUEST OF THE CRAGS 36 IV. LINOLEUM 46 V. THE EDITOR 57 VI. THE PEACEMAKER 68 VII. NOTHING 79 VIII. THE ANGEL AND THE IRON GATE 89 IX. SHORT CUTS 98 PART II I. THE POSTMAN 113
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class="chap">II. CRYING FOR THE MOON 123 III. OUR LOST ROMANCES 134 IV. A FORBIDDEN DISH 144 V. AN OLD MAID’S DIARY 153 VI. THE RIVER 163 VII. FACES IN THE FIRE 172 VIII. THE MENACE OF THE SUNLIT HILL 184 IX. AMONG THE ICEBERGS 196 [8]
PART III I. A BOX OF TIN SOLDIERS 207 II. LOVE, MUSIC, AND SALAD 216 III. THE FELLING OF THE TREE 227 IV. SPOIL! 237 V. A PHILOSOPHY OF FANCY-WORK 247 VI. A PAIR OF BOOTS 256 VII. CHRISTMAS BELLS 265
PART III I. A BOX OF TIN SOLDIERS 207 II. LOVE, MUSIC, AND SALAD 216 III. THE FELLING OF THE TREE 227 IV. SPOIL! 237 V. A PHILOSOPHY OF FANCY-WORK 247 VI. A PAIR OF BOOTS 256 VII. CHRISTMAS BELLS 265