This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler. _BY THE SAME AUTHOR_. THE CRESCENT MOON THE IRON AGE THE DARK TOWER DEEP SEA UNDERGROWTH (with E. Brett Young) MARCHING ON TANGA POEMS 1916–1918. E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY NEW YORK * * * * * THE YOUNG PHYSICIAN * * * * * BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC. * * * * * [Picture: E. P. Dutton logo] * * * * * NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 881 FIFTH AVENUE * * * * * Copyright, 1920, By E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY * * * * * _All Rights Reserved_ * * * * * _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 * * * * * Printed in the United States of America * * * * * TO THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D. WITH THE LOVE AND ADMIRATION OF HIS SON * * * * * CONTENTS BOOK I CHAPTER PAGE I. MURDERER’S CROSS 1 II. GOLDEN MEDIOCRITY 16 III. THE GREEN TREES 27 IV. MIDSUMMER 42 V. AIRS AND GRACES 57 VI. THUNDER WEATHER 69 VII. IMPURITY 86 VIII. HOMEWARDS 107 IX. THE DARK HOUSE 124 X. THRENODY 153 XI. THE THRESHOLD 184 XII. THE HILLS 211 BOOK II. I. THE CITY OF IRON 249 II. MORTALITY BEHOLD 272 III. CARNIVAL 296 IV. SCIENCE 324 V. ROMANCE 346 VI. THE DRESSER 372 VII. THE CLERK 403 VIII. LOWER SPARKDALE 435 IX. EASY ROW 460 X. WHITE ROSES 487 BOOK I