ContentsChapter I. THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCESChapter II. WHAT POVERTY THREATENED: OF GRANITE AND BRASSChapter III. WEE QUESTION OF FORTUNE: FOUR-FIFTY A WEEKChapter IV. THE SPENDINGS OF FANCY: FACTS ANSWER WITH SNEERSChapter V. A GLITTERING NIGHT FLOWER: THE USE OF A NAMEChapter VI. THE MACHINE AND THE MAIDEN: A KNIGHT OF TO-DAYChapter VII. THE LURE OF THE MATERIAL: BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELFChapter VIII. INTIMATIONS BY WINTER: AN AMBASSADOR SUMMONEDChapter IX. CONVENTION’S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREENChapter X. THE COUNSEL OF WINTER: FORTUNE’S AMBASSADOR CALLSChapter XI. THE PERSUASION OF FASHION: FEELING GUARDS O’ER ITS OWNChapter XII. OF THE LAMPS OF THE MANSIONS: THE AMBASSADOR PLEAChapter XIII. HIS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED: A BABEL OF TONGUESChapter XIV. WITH EYES AND NOT SEEING: ONE INFLUENCE WANESChapter XV. THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES: THE MAGIC OF YOUTHChapter XVI. A WITLESS ALADDIN: THE GATE TO THE WORLDChapter XVII. A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY: HOPE LIGHTENS THE EYEChapter XVIII. JUST OVER THE BORDER: A HAIL AND FAREWELLChapter XIX. AN HOUR IN ELFLAND: A CLAMOUR HALF HEARDChapter XX. THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUITChapter XXI. THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUITChapter XXII. THE BLAZE OF THE TINDER: FLESH WARS WITH THE FLESHChapter XXIII. A SPIRIT IN TRAVAIL: ONE RUNG PUT BEHINDChapter XXIV. ASHES OF TINDER: A FACE AT THE WINDOWChapter XXV. ASHES OF TINDER: THE LOOSING OF STAYSChapter XXVI. THE AMBASSADOR FALLEN: A SEARCH FOR THE GATEChapter XXVII. WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STARChapter XXVIII. A PILGRIM, AN OUTLAW: THE SPIRIT DETAINEDChapter XXIX. THE SOLACE OF TRAVEL: THE BOATS OF THE SEAChapter XXX. THE KINGDOM OF GREATNESS: THE PILGRIM ADREAMChapter XXXI. A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE: BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYSChapter XXXII. THE FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR: A SEER TO TRANSLATEChapter XXXIII. WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARSChapter XXXIV. THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFFChapter XXXV. THE PASSING OF EFFORT: THE VISAGE OF CAREChapter XXXVI. A GRIM RETROGRESSION: THE PHANTOM OF CHANCEChapter XXXVII. THE SPIRIT AWAKENS: NEW SEARCH FOR THE GATEChapter XXXVIII. IN ELF LAND DISPORTING: THE GRIM WORLD WITHOUTChapter XXXIX. OF LIGHTS AND OF SHADOWS: THE PARTING OF WORLDSChapter XL. A PUBLIC DISSENSION: A FINAL APPEALChapter XLI. THE STRIKEChapter XLII. A TOUCH OF SPRING: THE EMPTY SHELLChapter XLIII. THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARKChapter XLIV. AND THIS IS NOT ELF LAND: WHAT GOLD WILL NOT BUYChapter XLV. CURIOUS SHIFTS OF THE POORChapter XLVI. STIRRING TROUBLED WATERSChapter XLVII. THE WAY OF THE BEATEN: A HARP IN THE WIND