THE FOG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By William Dudley Pelley THE GREATER GLORY THE FOG DRAG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ +THE FOG+ _A NOVEL_ BY WILLIAM DUDLEY PELLEY [Illustration] BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1925 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _Copyright, 1921_, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. ──── _All rights reserved_ PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO MY OWN BOY AT EIGHTEEN “DANDELION FARM,” PASSUMPSIC, VT. June 23, 1921. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS BOOK ONE DRIZZLE AND MURK CHAPTER PAGE I THIS FRECKLED WORLD 3 II THE DRESDEN DOLL 12 III MORE PARENTS 21 IV THE FAIRY FOUNDLING 31 V IMPRESSIONS 38 VI THE ODD STICK 43 VII EXQUISITE THINGS 51 VIII PRAYER 58 IX BENDING THE TWIG 76 X THE SEX 89 XI POET IN HOMESPUN 102 XII FIRST COMPLICATIONS 120 XIII GOD AND THINGS 131 XIV CONSIDER THE WORM 141 XV VALLEY LAMPS 160 XVI MORE ROMANCING 167 XVII VALLEYS OF AVALON 187 XVIII ANOTHER CASE 203 XIX TACT AND DISCRETION 213 XX SIDETRACKED 227 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOOK TWO SUNSHINE GLORIOUS CHAPTER PAGE I TOO EASY MONEY 245 II GROPING HORRIBLY 267 III GOOD RESOLUTIONS 291