THE
RISING TIDE

Margaret Deland

AUTHOR OF
The Iron Woman, Dr. Lavendar's People
ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY
F. Walter Taylor

"No doubt but ye are the people,
and wisdom shall die with you."
Job xii, 2

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

Books by
MARGARET DELAND

THE RISING TIDE. Illustrated. Post 8vo

AROUND OLD CHESTER. Illustrated. Post 8vo

THE HANDS OF ESAU. Illustrated. Post 8vo

OLD CHESTER TALES. Illustrated. Post 8vo

AN ENCORE. Illustrated. 8vo

DR. LAVENDAR'S PEOPLE. Illustrated. Post 8vo

GOOD FOR THE SOUL. 16mo

THE AWAKENING OF HELENA RICHIE. Illustrated. Post 8vo

PARTNERS. Illustrated. Crown 8vo

R. J.'S MOTHER. Illustrated. Post 8vo

THE COMMON WAY. 16mo

THE IRON WOMAN. Illustrated. Post 8vo

THE VOICE. Illustrated. Post 8vo

THE WAY TO PEACE. Illustrated. 8vo

WHERE THE LABORERS ARE FEW. Ill'd. 8vo

HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK

The Rising Tide
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Copyright, 1915, 1916, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published August, 1916

H-Q

TO
LORIN DELAND

AUGUST 12, 1916

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