LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

She stood still, amazed[Frontispiece]
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As they struck, he called out, "Yvonne!"[13]
With a quick movement she threw the big stallion in front of Ça Ira[69]
"Well played!" cried Schmidt—"the jest and the rapier"[113]
"Thou canst not shoe my conscience"[153]
René struggled in Schmidt's arms, wild with rage[247]
She threw the fairy tissue about Pearl's head, smiling as she considered the effect[289]
"I know, I know, but—"[337]
"Then I beg to resign my position"[367]
"Not to-day, children, not to-day"[409]