Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: _Her cousin’s arms were at last around her in welcome_] THE WAYFARERS BY MARY STEWART CUTTING AUTHOR OF LITTLE STORIES OF COURTSHIP, LITTLE STORIES OF MARRIED LIFE, ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALICE BARBER STEPHENS NEW YORK THE McCLURE COMPANY MCMVIII _Copyright, 1908, by The McClure Company_ Published, June, 1908 Copyright, 1907, 1908, by The S. S. McClure Company LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Her Cousin’s Arms were at Last Around Her in Welcome Frontispiece They Both Sat Dreamily Watching the Blue Pinnacle of Flame 24 Theodosia 34 Zaidee Watched Dosia with Benignant Satisfaction 82 He Played a Chord or Two More to Her Silence 146 It was a Look She Knew 184 Like a Pictured Marchioness of Old 190 Somebody Began to Come Down with Hurrying, Stumbling Feet 192 Mr. Sutton Leaned over Dosia with Eyes for Nobody Else 230 Flowers and Children, Children and Flowers 238 “Never Let Him Come Here Again--Never, Never!” 246 Even Redge Had Been Allowed to Hold Him 278 After This He Only Appeared in the Village Street Guarded on Either Side by a Female Snow 280 He Came Toward Her with the Pitcher 312 Sat Desolately on the Top Step 334 He Held Out His Arm Unconsciously as Lois Stole into the Room 372 THE WAYFARERS CHAPTER ONE