When the Birds Fly South By STANTON A. COBLENTZ THE WINGS PRESS MILL VALLEY, CALIF. NEW YORK, N. Y. _First Printing, 1945_ _Reprinted, 1951_ Copyright 1945 by THE WINGS PRESS TYPOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH A. WENNRICH _Printed in the United States of America_ [Transcriber's Note: Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] To F. B. C. whose eyes have followed with mine the flight of the birds southward _Contents_ _PART I DRIFTING LEAVES_ I THE MOUNTAIN OF VANISHED MEN II THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE III WELCOME TO SOBUL IV THE WEAVING OF THE SPELL V YULADA VI FORESHADOWINGS VII YASMA VIII THE BIRDS FLY SOUTH IX IN THE REDDENING WOODS X THE IBANDRU TAKE WING _PART II BLOSSOM AND SEED_ XI THE PRISONER XII THE MISTRESS OF THE PEAK XIII THE BIRDS FLY NORTH XIV THE WARNING XV CRUCIAL MOMENTS XVI HAMUL-KAMMESH ORDAINS XVII AT THE TIME OF THE FULL MOON XVIII THE SECOND FLIGHT BEGINS XIX THE CYCLE IS COMPLETED _PART III THE WILL OF YULADA_ XX THE SECOND WINTER XXI "THE MOLEB" XXII THE TURNING POINT APPROACHES XXIII THE LAST FLIGHT XXIV THE WILL OF YULADA I _Drifting Leaves_ CHAPTER I _THE MOUNTAIN OF VANISHED MEN_