Said the Observer by Louis J. Stellman

Produced by William Flis and PG Distributed Proofreaders SAID THE OBSERVER BY LOUIS J. STELLMANN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J.P. BURNHAM AND V.C. FORSYTHE San Francisco The Whitaker & Ray Co. Incorporated 1903 DEDICATION. TO MY MOTHER ON HER FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY. Half of a century’s gladness And half of a century’s tears, Lost in the mighty silence