                            THE WEB OF TIME




                          _*THE WEB OF TIME*_


                                  _By_

                         _*ROBERT E. KNOWLES*_

             _Author of "St. Cuthbert's," "The Undertow,"_
                       _"The Dawn at Shanty Bay"_



                       _New York Chicago Toronto_
                      _Fleming H. Revell Company_
                         _London and Edinburgh_




                          Copyright, 1908, by
                       FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY



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                                   To
                              My Daughter

                      ELIZABETH ELLIS KNOX KNOWLES

                       whose gentle hands, guided
                       from afar, have woven many
                      a golden strand into life's
                      mysterious web, this book is
                   dedicated with unuttered fondness.




                               *CONTENTS*

      I. The Ashes on the Hearth
     II. The Wine-Press Alone
    III. Love's Labourer
     IV. The Riches of the Poor
      V. A Flow of Soul
     VI. An Investment
    VII. "Effectual Calling"
   VIII. Of Such is the Kingdom
     IX. A Belated Enquirer
      X. Sheltering Shadows
     XI. Food for Thought
    XII. The Encircling Gloom
   XIII. The Dews of Sorrow
    XIV. The Weighing of the Anchor
     XV. A Parental Parley
    XVI. David the Diplomat
   XVII. Friendship's Ministry
  XVIII. Voices of the Past
    XIX. A Brush With Death
     XX. The Restoring of a Soul
    XXI. A He