CONTENTS.

Chapter		Page
I.	The Riders	[11]
II.	The Manor-house	[32]
III.	The Sound of Galloping	[50]
IV.	The Continental Dragoon	[65]
V.	The Black Horse	[87]
VI.	The One Chance	[116]
VII.	The Flight of the Minutes	[140]
VIII.	The Secret Passage	[156]
IX.	The Confession	[180]
X.	The Plan of Retaliation	[197]
XI.	The Conquest	[214]
XII.	The Challenge	[236]
XIII.	The Unexpected	[252]
XIV.	The Broken Sword	[267]