“When all else fails love saves”
CONTENTS.
[BOOK I. TWO MEN.]
[I.—A Wanderer]
[II.—A Discussion]
[III.—A Mysterious Summons]
[IV.—Searchings]
[V.—The Rubicon]
[VI.—A Hand Clasp]
[VII.—Mrs. Sylvester]
[VIII.—Shadows of the Past]
[IX.—Paula]
[X.—The Barred Door]
[XI.—Miss Stuyvesant]
[XII.—Miss Belinda Makes Conditions]
[XIII.—The End of My Lady’s Picture]
[BOOK II. LIFE AND DEATH.]
[XIV.—Miss Belinda has a Question to Decide]
[XV.—An Adventure—or Something More]
[XVI.—The Sword of Damocles]
[XVII.—Grave and Gay]
[XVIII.—In the Night Watches]
[XIX.—A Day at the Bank]
[XX.—The Dregs in the Cup]
[XXI.—Departure]
[XXII.—Hopgood]
[BOOK III. THE JAPHA MYSTERY.]
[XXIII.—The Poem]
[XXIV.—The Japha Mansion]
[XXV.—Jacqueline]
[XXVI.—A Man’s Justice and a Woman’s Mercy]
[XXVII.—The Lone Watcher]
[XXVIII.—Sunshine on the Hills]
[XXIX.—Mist in the Valley]
[BOOK IV. FROM A. TO Z.]
[XXX.—Miss Belinda Presents Mr. Sylvester with a Christmas Gift]
[XXXI.—A Question]
[XXXII.—Full Tide]
[XXXIII.—Two Letters]
[XXXIV.—Paula Makes her Choice]
[XXXV.—The Falling of the Sword]
[XXXVI.—Morning]
[XXXVII.—The Opinion of a Certain Noted Detective]
[XXXVIII.—Bluebeard’s Chamber]
[XXXIX.—From A. to Z]
[XL.—Half-past Seven]
[BOOK V. WOMAN’S LOVE.]
[XLI.—The Work of an Hour]
[XLII.—Paula Relates a Story She has Heard]
[XLIII.—Determination]
[XLIV.—In Mr. Stuyvesant’s Parlors]
[XLV.—“The Hour of Six is Sacred!”]
[XLVI.—The Man Cummins]
Damocles, one of the courtiers of Dionysius, was perpetually extolling with rapture that tyrant’s treasures, grandeur, the number of his troops, the extent of his dominions, the magnificence of his palaces, and the universal abundance of all good things and enjoyments in his possession; always repeating, that never man was happier than Dionysius. “Since you are of that opinion,” said the tyrant to him one day, “will you taste and make proof of my felicity in person?” The offer was accepted with joy; Damocles was placed upon a golden couch, covered with carpets richly embroidered. The side-boards were loaded with vessels of gold and silver. The most beautiful slaves in the most splendid habits stood around, ready to serve him at the slightest signal. The most exquisite essences and perfumes had not been spared. The table was spread with proportionate magnificence. Damocles was all joy, and looked upon himself as the happiest man in the world; when unfortunately casting up his eyes, he beheld over his head the point of a sword, which hung from the roof only by a single horse-hair.
Rollin.
THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.