Henry Van Dyke was a 19th century American educator, clergyman, and writer. After graduating from the Princeton Theological Seminary he became a professor of literature at Princeton. He later became the U S minister to the Netherlands. While ambassador to the Netherlands he played a major role in helping President Wilson keep the US out of World War I. The International Peace Conference at he Hague was the main reason Van Dyke wanted to travel to Holland. The Table of Contents includes the following. Fair-weather and storm signs, Apologue, The Werewolf at large, German mendax, A dialogue on peace between a householder and a burglar, Stand fast, ye free!, and Pax humana.