SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

By RANDALL PARRISH

Author of "My Lady of the North," "My Lady of the South," "Keith of the Border," "When Wilderness Was King."

WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR
BY ALONZO KIMBALL

A L. BURT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS ————— NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1912
Published October, 1912
Copyrighted in Great Britain

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I [THE FIRST STEP]
II [THE CASE OF PHILIP HENLEY]
III [I ACCEPT THE OFFER]
IV [AN ESCAPE FROM ARREST]
V [BEGINNING ACQUAINTANCE]
VI [WE OPEN CONFIDENCES]
VII [THE WOMAN'S STORY]
VIII [FACING THE PROBLEM]
IX [WE COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS]
X [AT THE PLANTATION]
XI [A PLEASANT WELCOME]
XII [THE DEAD MAN]
XIII [I GET INTO THE GAME]
XIV [THE CONFESSION]
XV [THE DECISION]
XVI [COMPELLING SPEECH]
XVII [CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE]
XVIII [BEGINNING EXPLORATION]
XIX [A CHAMBER OF HORROR]
XX [TAKEN PRISONER]
XXI [ON BOARD THE SEA GULL]
XXII [I CHANGE FRONT]
XXIII [THE SECRET OF THE VOYAGE]
XXIV [I JOIN THE SEA GULL]
XXV [THE FREEDOM OF THE DECK]
XXVI [THE NEW PERIL]
XXVII [THE TABLES TURNED]
XXVIII [THE CREOLE'S STORY]
XXIX [UNDER WAY]
XXX [WE MAKE THE EFFORT]
XXXI [THE OPEN BOAT]
XXXII [A TALK IN THE NIGHT]
XXXIII [WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER]
XXXIV [THE REVENUE CUTTER]
XXXV [THE DECK OF THE SEA GULL]
XXXVI [IN POSSESSION]
XXXVII [A HOMEWARD VOYAGE]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ I clasped the straying hand and drew her to me . . _Frontispiece_ ]

[ I read it over slowly, but it appeared innocent enough ]

[ He gasped a bit, rubbing his bruised wrist ]

[ "Give me back those papers" ]