Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net IN THE HEART OF A FOOL BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE THE REAL ISSUE THE COURT OF BOYVILLE STRATAGEMS AND SPOILS IN OUR TOWN A CERTAIN RICH MAN THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH GOD'S PUPPETS THE MARTIAL ADVENTURES OF HENRY AND ME IN THE HEART OF A FOOL IN THE HEART OF A FOOL BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE Author of "In Our Town," "A Certain Rich Man," "The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me," etc. New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1918 All rights reserved COPYRIGHT, 1918 BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1918. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I BEING STAGE DIRECTIONS, AND A CAST OF CHARACTERS. 1 II IN WHICH WE INTRODUCE THE FOOL AND HIS LADY FAIR, AND WHAT HE SAID IN HIS HEART--THE SAME BEING THE THEME AND THESIS OF THIS STORY 4 III IN WHICH WE CONSIDER THE LADIES--GOD BLESS 'EM! 21 IV THE ADAMS FAMILY BIBLE LIES LIKE A GENTLEMAN 38 V IN WHICH MARGARET MUeLLERs DWELLS IN MARBLE HALLS AND HENRY FENN AND KENYON ADAMS WIN NOTABLE VICTORIES 47 VI ENTER THE BEAUTY AND CHIVALRY OF HARVEY; ALSO HEREIN WE BREAK OUR FINEST HEART 63 VII IN WHICH WE SEE HOW LIFE TRANSLATES ITSELF INTO THE MATERIALISM AROUND IT 69 VIII CAPTAIN MORTON ACTS AS COURT HERALD AND MORTY SANDS AND GRANT ADAMS HEAR SAD NEWS 80 IX WHEREIN HENRY FENN TRIES AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT 89 X IN WHICH MARY ADAMS TAKES A MUCH NEEDED REST 98 XI WHEREIN A FOOL GROPES FOR A SPIRIT AND CAN FIND ONLY DUST 103 XII IN WHICH WE LEARN THAT LOVE IS THE LEVER THAT MOVES THE WORLD 114 XIII IN WHICH WE OBSERVE THE INTERIOR OF A DESERTED HOUSE 126 XIV IN WHICH OUR HERO STROLLS OUT WITH THE DEVIL TO LOOK AT THE HIGH MOUNTAIN 135 XV WHEREIN WE WELCOME IN A NEW YEAR AND CONSIDER A SERIOUS QUESTION 152 XVI GRANT ADAMS IS SOLD INTO BONDAGE AND MARGARET FENN RECEIVES A SHOCK 163 XVII A CHAPTER WHICH INTRODUCES SOME POSSIBLE GODS 180 XVIII OUR HERO RIDES TO HOUNDS WITH THE PRIMROSE HUNT 187 XIX HEREIN CAPTAIN MORTON FALLS UNDER SUSPICION AND HENRY FENN FALLS FROM