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Hollister, returning home from the war physically scarred but otherwise healthy and intact, finds life difficult among society, and so chooses to roam about a bit seeking a future for himself. He eventually leads himself to a remote area in British Columbia, which begins the tale of the next phase of his life; a life which becomes far richer in totality than he would have imagined in his old unwelcoming haunts. A life among the hidden places. [Illustration: He did not shrink while those soft fingers went
exploring the devastation wrought by the exploding shell.
FRONTISPIECE. See page 128. ] THE HIDDEN PLACES
By BERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Author of "Big Timber," "Poor Man's Rock," etc.
A.L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York Published by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company
Printed in U.S.A.
Copyright, 1922,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. All rights reserved
Published January, 1922. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE HIDDEN PLACES
CHAPTER I
Hollister stood in the middle of his room, staring at the door without
seeing the door, without seeing the bulky shadow his body cast on the
wall in the pale glow of a single droplight. He was seeing everything
and seeing nothing; acutely, quiveringly conscious and yet oblivious
to his surroundings by reason of the poignancy of his thought. A feeling not far short of terror had folded itself about him like a
shrouding fog. It had not seized him unaware. For weeks he had seen it looming over
him, and he had schooled himself to disregard a great deal which his
perception was too acute to misunderstand... Continue reading book >>
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