Come and Find Me
Hildegarde
Come and Find Me
By
Elizabeth Robins
Author of “The Magnetic North,” “The Convert,” etc.
With Illustrations by
E. L. Blumenschein
“I ... had ambition not only to go farther than any one hadbeen before; but as far as it was possible for man to go....”
Captain Cook.
“Det er et svært vejarbejde—oppe i det norlige. Med fjeldovergange—ogmed de utroligste vanskeligheder at overinde! Å du store,vakkre verden,—hvad det er for en lykke, det, at være vejbygger!”
Lille Eyolf.
New York
The Century Co.
1908
Copyright, 1907, 1908, by
The Century Co.
Published, February, 1908
THE DE VINNE PRESS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Hildegarde | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| “Mar’s eyes looked over the little boy’s head into space” | 36 |
| “It was the teacher of arithmetic to the life, only it was Bella Wayne” | 56 |
| “The two girls sat in front of the confident young face looking out of the silver locket” | 100 |
| “‘Brethren,’ he said, ‘the angel of the Lord has been with me. He has shown me great riches’” | 186 |
| “‘I know you’ll do your best for me,’ Hildegarde said, anxiously” | 232 |
| Hildegarde’s mother and Mr. Blumpitty | 278 |
| “Nearer, my God, to Thee” | 412 |
| “Coolies crawled up the ladder with vast burdens” | 426 |
| “‘I suppose you think I have something very valuable here?’” | 474 |
| “Hildegarde’s ankle turned more than once, and now she was almost down” | 518 |
TO FLORENCE BELL
Chinsegut, Hernando County, Florida
Jan. 20,