E-text prepared by Al Haines
It was easier to accept the more precipitous journey, straight downward.
THE WHITE DESERT
BY
COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER
AUTHOR OF
THE CROSS-CUT, ETC.
FRONTISPIECE BY
ANTON OTTO FISCHER
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS ————— NEW YORK
Copyright, 1922,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
All Rights Reserved
Published February, 1922
Reprinted March, 1922
To a Certain Little Gray Lady
who seems to like everything
I write, the main reason being
the fact that she is
MY MOTHER
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