Copyright, 1887, by J.B. Lippincott Company.CONTENTS[PRELUDE.][CHAPTER I.][CHAPTER II.][CHAPTER III.][CHAPTER IV.][CHAPTER V.][CHAPTER VI.][CHAPTER VII.][CHAPTER VIII.][CHAPTER IX.][CHAPTER X.][CHAPTER XI.][CHAPTER XII.][CHAPTER XIII.][CHAPTER XIV.][CHAPTER XV.][CHAPTER XVI.][CHAPTER XVII.][CHAPTER XVIII.][CHAPTER XIX.][CHAPTER XX.]THE DESERTERPRELUDE.