This book is a collection of short stories. This volume is divided into five parts: Part 1: TRUE contains: Her Eyes were Gray — The De Vines — Twilight — A Vision — Birthday Tokens — A New Lesson in Botany — The Races, and the Motto — Adela's Legend — Lance and Sylvester — The Likeness — Lance Returns — Sylv's Trouble — Lance and Adela — Dennie's Trouble — Elbow-crook Swamp — “I Live, How Long I Trow Not” Part 2: MAJOR BARRINGTON'S MARRIAGE. Part 3: “BAD PEPPERS.” Part 4: THREE BRIDGES contains “The Importance of a Hat” — «Father, Daughter, And—Who Else?” — “Listening” — “The Third Bridge” Part 5: IN EACH OTHER'S SHOES.