LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[ "Seize those men!" commanded Nicholson fiercely, as he pointed
out the ringleaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ One by one dropped through into the narrow street below ]

[ They seated themselves and fixed their eyes upon the object
of their adoration ]

[ "You have just five minutes to read it and give me any message
for your husband" ]

[ They saw Nicholson himself fastened with ropes to a tree ]

[ Portrait of John Nicholson ]

[ He saw Nicholson's great form riding steadily on as if nothing was the matter ]

[ A sepoy leaned out . . . and pointed his musket at the tall figure beneath him ]