Chapter 1

BEWILDERING SATISFACTION 133

ILLUSTRATIONS

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"The doctor scowled over his glasses as he listened" _Frontispiece_

"'I will not go with you!'" 29

"'He is Tesuque, the rain-god'" 55

"'I hoped you'd be able to lend me a hand'" 101

"'Do not make the thread short, Lolita'" 123

"'_Tia_, you are a lady of fortune'" 153

THE POWER OF CONSOLATION

A PRAIRIE INFANTA