A novel of romance and adventure, of love and valor, of mystery and hidden treasure. The hero is required to spend a whole year in the isolated house, which according to his grandfather's will shall then become his. If the terms of the will be violated the house goes to a young woman whom the will, furthermore, forbids him to marry.Meredith Nicholson (1866-1947) was a bestselling author, journalist, politician, and diplomat from Indiana. Writing during the first decades of the 20th century, Nicholson along with Booth Tarkington, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley formed the nucleus of a literary group in Indiana.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text with errors and omissions corrected.