📙 Mary Hallock Foote was an early 20th century American author and illustrator. She is best known for her stories in which the rough picturesque life, especially the mining life, of the West is vividly portrayed by her drawings. Stories in this collection include In exile -- Friend Barton's "concern" -- The story of the Alcazar -- A cloud on the mountain -- The rapture of Hetty -- The watchman.