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THE HOUSE IN THE WATER

A BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES




THE HOUSE IN THE WATER

A BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES

BY CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS

Author of "The Kindred of the Wild," "Red Fox," "The Heart of the Ancient
Wood," "The Forge in the Forest," "The Heart That Knows," etc.

Illustrated and decorated by

CHARLES LIVINGSTON BULL and FRANK VINING SMITH

THE PAGE COMPANY

PUBLISHERS BOSTON




Copyright, 1907, by Curtis Publishing Company

Copyright, 1908, by Funk & Wagnalls Company

Copyright, 1908, by The Circle Publishing Company

Copyright, 1908, by Associated Sunday Magazines, Incorporated

Copyright, 1908, by L. C. Page & Company (Incorporated)

All rights reserved

First Impression, May, 1908

Third Impression, May, 1916

THE COLONIAL PRESS

C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.




CONTENTS OF THE BOOK

                                                                  PAGE
  The House in the Water                                             1
  The White-slashed Bull                                           125
  When the Blueberries Are Ripe                                    152
  The Glutton of the Great Snow                                    163
  When the Truce of the Wild is Done                               192
  The Window in the Shack                                          204
  The Return of the Moose                                          225
  From the Teeth of the Tide                                       235
  The Fight at the Wallow                                          252
  Sonny and the Kid                                                271




A LIST OF THE FULL-PAGE DRAWINGS IN THE BOOK

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