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THE
STRENGTH OF GIDEON

AND OTHER STORIES

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THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON	1
MAMMY PEGGY'S PRIDE	25
VINEY'S FREE PAPERS	51
THE FRUITFUL SLEEPING OF THE REV. ELISHA EDWARDS	73
THE INGRATE	87
THE CASE OF 'CA'LINE'	105
THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNES	113
ONE MAN'S FORTUNES	129
JIM'S PROBATION	163
UNCLE SIMON'S SUNDAYS OUT	177
MR. CORNELIUS JOHNSON, OFFICER-SEEKER	207
AN OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS	229
A MESS OF POTTAGE	239
THE TRUSTFULNESS OF POLLY	255
THE TRAGEDY AT THREE FORKS	267
THE FINDING OF ZACH	285
JOHNSONHAM, JUNIOR	295
THE FAITH CURE MAN	305
A COUNCIL OF STATE	315
SILAS JACKSON	339