M I ARTS SPIADFAST ^iSm^MB MOFFAT OF TH^^ OF . CALIFOK^^-^ HEARTS STEADFAST HEARTS STEADFAST BY EDWARD S. MOFFAT Author of "The Desert and Mrs. Ajax," "The Misadventures of Cassidy," "The Highgrader," and other stories. NEW YORK MOFFAT, YARD & COMPANY 1915 Copyright, 1915 By MOFFAT, YARD & COMPANY All rights reserved PART ONE THE EAST r^' ^ viyvj jst * "