Barnes & Noble Digital Library

This 1896 collection is by "the creator of a new literature that was purely American" (the New York Times). In addition to the title story, included are: "A Yellow Dog," "A Mother of Five," "Bulger''s Reputation," "In the Tules," "A Convert of the Mission," "The Indiscretion of Elsbeth," and "The Devotion of Enriquez."