CONTENTS

[ROSA MUNDI]

[A DEBT OF HONOR]

[I.—HOPE AND THE MAGICIAN]

[II.—THE VISITOR]

[III.—THE FRIEND IN NEED]

[IV.—HER NATURAL PROTECTOR]

[V.—MORE THAN A FRIEND]

[VI.—HER ENEMY]

[VII.—THE SCRAPE]

[VIII.—BEFORE THE RACE]

[IX.—THE RACE]

[X.—THE ENEMY'S TERMS]

[XI.—WITHOUT DEFENCE]

[XII.—THE PENALTY]

[XIII.—THE CURSE OF THE VALLEY]

[XIV.—HOW THE TALE WAS TOLD]

[XV.—THE NIGHT OF DESPAIR]

[XVI.—THE COMING OF HOPE]

[THE DELIVERER]

[I.—A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE]

[II.—A RING OF VALUE]

[III.—THE HONEYMOON]

[IV.—A GRIEVOUS WOUND]

[V.—A STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY]

[VI.—AN OFFER OF HELP]

[VII.—THE DELIVERER]

[VIII.—AFTER THE ACCIDENT]

[IX.—THE END OF A MYSTERY]

[X.—TAKEN TO TASK]

[XI.—MONEY'S NOT EVERYTHING]

[XII.—AFTERWARDS—LOVE]

[THE PREY OF THE DRAGON]

[THE SECRET SERVICE MAN]

[I.—A TIGHT PLACE]

[II.—A BROKEN FRIENDSHIP]

[III.—DERRICK'S PARADISE]

[IV.—CARLYON DEFENDS HIMSELF]

[V.—A WOMAN'S FORGIVENESS]

[VI.—FIEND OR KING?]

[VII.—THE REAL COLONEL CARLYON]

[VIII.—THE STRANGER ON THE VERANDA]

[IX.—A FIGHT IN THE NIGHT]

[X.—SAVED A SECOND TIME]

[XI.—THE SECRET OUT]

[THE PENALTY]