ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to the valuable volumes of Messrs. Victor Duruy, Archibald Forbes, Sir William Fraser, Dr. J. von Pflugk-Harttung, G. Tissandier, Comdt. Grandin, and "Un Officier de Marine," concerning (wholly or in part) the events of 1870-1871.
Occasionally the author has deemed it best to change the names of villages, officers, and regiments or battalions.
The author believes that the romance separated from the facts should leave the historical basis virtually accurate.
R. W. C.
New York, September, 1897.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | A Maker of Maps | [1] |
| II | Telegrams for Two | [11] |
| III | Summer Thunder | [20] |
| IV | The Farandole | [30] |
| V | Cowards and Their Courage | [39] |
| VI | Trains East and West | [51] |
| VII | The Road To Paradise | [59] |
| VIII | Under the Yoke | [63] |
| IX | Saarbrück | [79] |
| X | An Unexpected Encounter | [95] |
| XI | "Keep Thy Faith" | [102] |
| XII | From the Frontier | [116] |
| XIII | Aide-de-camp | [131] |
| XIV | The Marquis Makes Himself Agreeable | [139] |
| XV | The Invasion of Lorraine | [157] |
| XVI | "In the Hollow of Thy Hand" | [171] |
| XVII | The Keepers of the House | [179] |
| XVIII | The Stretching of Necks | [190] |
| XIX | Rickerl's Sabre | [205] |
| XX | Sir Thorald Is Silent | [213] |
| XXI | The White Cross | [226] |
| XXII | A Door Is Locked | [239] |
| XXIII | Lorraine Sleeps | [250] |
| XXIV | Lorraine Awakes | [258] |
| XXV | Princess Imperial | [270] |
| XXVI | The Shadow of Pomp | [278] |
| XXVII | Ça Ira! | [285] |
| XXVIII | The Braconnier | [297] |
| XXIX | The Message of the Flag | [306] |
| XXX | The Valley of the Shadow | [324] |
| XXXI | The Prophecy of Lorraine | [334] |