On Tiptoe

On Tiptoe: A Romance of the Redwoods is a novel written by Stewart Edward White. The story takes place in the early 20th century in the redwood forests of California. The protagonist, Mark, is a young man who has recently inherited a large sum of money from his father. He decides to leave his life in the city and move to the redwoods to start a new life.Mark meets a young woman named Ruth, who is also living in the redwoods. The two fall in love and begin a romance. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Ruth is engaged to another man, a wealthy businessman named Jim. Mark and Ruth must navigate their feelings for each other while also dealing with the expectations of society and their own personal ambitions.The novel explores themes of love, ambition, and the conflict between tradition and modernity. It also delves into the beauty and majesty of the redwood forests, which are described in vivid detail throughout the book.Overall, On Tiptoe: A Romance of the Redwoods is a compelling and beautifully written novel that offers a glimpse into a unique time and place in American history.1922. The novel begins: The great Intelligences who work back of our ordered universe are obscure to us. They move without haste and in their own good time. Never are their faces revealed to us. We are aware of them by their deeds, by their shadowed reflections in men, by the interactions of their laws which never change. Nothing do we know and few things have we guessed of their intentions or the aim of their mighty progressions. At one extreme of our vision the primal ooze; at the other, men as we know them; beyond that veil. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.