The Prize

by Sydney C. Grier

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.

Sydney C. Grier was the pseudonym of Hilda Caroline Gregg.

This book is part of the author’s “Balkan Series II.” The series, in order, being: The Heir, The Heritage, and The Prize.

The book’s sole image, a frontispiece, was of such poor quality in the source PDF that I didn’t include it. A quality copy will be added if it ever becomes available. If you can provide this image please contact Project Gutenberg support.

Alterations to the text:

Punctuation corrections: some quotation mark pairings.

Footnotes have been placed in square-brackets in-line with the text.

[Title Page]

Add brief note indicating this book’s position in the series. See above.

[Chapter XII]

Change “to do the same downtairs” to downstairs.

[Chapter XIV]

“it was worth while following up” to worthwhile.

[Chapter XVII]

“the Caveliere read it through” to Cavaliere.

[Chapter XX]

“the took the precaution of a whispered warning” to she.

“and was designed te emphasize the” to to.

[Chapter XXIV]

“A fusilade from the revolvers” to fusillade.

[Chapter XXVI]

“that all the military arragements were in...” to arrangements.

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