“Our hope and heart is with thee We will stand and mark.”

J. M. BARRIE.

CONTENTS

[ INTRODUCTORY NOTE. ]

[ THE SPLENDID SPUR. ]

[ CHAPTER I. — THE BOWLING-GREEN OF THE “CROWN.” ]

[ CHAPTER II. — THE YOUNG MAN IN THE CLOAK OF AMBER SATIN, ]

[ CHAPTER III. — I FIND MYSELF IN A TAVERN BRAWL: AND BARELY ESCAPE. ]

[ CHAPTER IV. — I TAKE THE ROAD. ]