E-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org/) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 39689-h.htm or 39689-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39689/pg39689-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39689/39689-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://archive.org/details/satansanderson00riverich SATAN SANDERSON * * * * * Books by HALLIE ERMINIE RIVES (Mrs. Post Wheeler) A FURNACE OF EARTH HEARTS COURAGEOUS Illustrated by A. B. Wenzell THE CASTAWAY Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy TALES FROM DICKENS Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch SATAN SANDERSON Illustrated by A. B. Wenzell * * * * * [Illustration] SATAN SANDERSON by HALLIE ERMINIE RIVES Author of The Castaway, Hearts Courageous, etc. With Illustrations by A. B. Wenzell Indianapolis The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers Copyright 1907 The Bobbs-Merrill Company August Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N. Y. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I AS A MAN SOWS 1 II DOCTOR MOREAU 15 III THE COMING OF A PRODIGAL 20 IV THE LANE THAT HAD NO TURNING 32 V THE BISHOP SPEAKS 47 VI WHAT CAME OF A WEDDING 50 VII OUT OF THE DARK 60 VIII "AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?" 68 IX AFTER A YEAR 75 X THE GAME 85 XI HALLELUJAH JONES TAKES A HAND 95 XII THE FALL OF THE CURTAIN 105 XIII THE CLOSED DOOR 108 XIV THE WOMAN WHO REMEMBERED 115 XV THE MAN WHO HAD FORGOTTEN 125 XVI THE AWAKENING 137 XVII AT THE TURN OF THE TRAIL 147 XVIII THE STRENGTH OF THE WEAK 155 XIX THE EVIL EYE 160 XX MRS. HALLORAN TELLS A STORY 167 XXI A VISIT AND A VIOLIN 171 XXII THE PASSING OF PRENDERGAST 179 XXIII A RACE WITH DEATH 187 XXIV ON SMOKY MOUNTAIN 198 XXV THE OPEN WINDOW 210 XXVI LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT 222 XXVII INTO THE GOLDEN SUNSET 229 XXVIII THE TENANTLESS HOUSE 238 XXIX THE CALL OF LOVE 250 XXX IN A FOREST OF ARDEN 259 XXXI THE REVELATION OF HALLELUJAH JONES 269