NIGHT AND THE

STARS

A Tale of the Western Reserve

By

Clarence Augustus Vincent

THE WINONA PUBLISHING COMPANY

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

THE NEW YORK

PUBLIC LIONARY

6020B
ASTOR, LENOX AD
TILDEN FOUNDATIU
R

1940

Copyright, 1906, by
The Winona Publishing Company.
DEDICATION

TO MY WIFE, WHO IS A CON•
TINUAL ILLUSTRATION OF

THE SPIRIT OF THIS STORY

WOR 19 FEB'36

CHAPTER

PAGE.

I. A Sugar Bush..

9

II. A Gipsy Camp..

23

III. A Desolate Home...

35

IV. A Struggle.

51

V. An Escape..

61

VI. The Underground Railroad.

71

VII. The Paring Bee..

87

VIII. The Rescue..

97

IX. The Old Story.

107

X. A College..

117

XI. The Soldiers' Farewell.

129

XII. A Call.....

135

XIII. First Steps.

147

XIV. Encouragement..

157

XV. Mustered Out.

171

XVI. What Face Was That ?.

177

XVII. Demons

183

XVIII. Public Opinion..

191

XIX. An Open Door..

XX. A Strange Dinner.

211

XXI. A Tragedy:

217

XXII. An Aroused City.

227

XXIII. A Ray of Light.,

235

XXIV. A Trip to New York..

243

XXV. A Rude Awakening.

251

XXVI. At Last..

259

XXVII. A Wonderful Way.

267

XXVIII. Reunited.

275

XXIX. Busy Days.

283

XXX. A Cup of Cold Water..

291

XXXI. Until Morning.

297

XXXII. Freedom ..

305

XXXIII. An Unexpected Discovery:

313

XXXIV. The Secret of the Autumn Leaves.. 319

XXXV. An Unseen Battlefield....

331

XXXVI. The Wages of Sin.....

341

XXXVII. A Strange Dedication.

349

XXXVIII. Love

359

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