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Contents

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I.“GREETINGS, FELLOW-TRAVELERS” [7]
II.ECHOES OF THE CAMP-FIRE [12]
III.A LATTER-DAY MIRACLE [19]
IV.COUNTING THE HOURS [25]
V.AS THOUGH ON WINGS [31]
VI.“OH, FIRE, LONG YEARS AGO——” [35]
VII.THE MAGIC CITY [42]
VIII.ENTER JACK [50]
IX.HURRAH, FOR EUROPE! [59]
X.WHIRLED THROUGH THE NIGHT [65]
XI.“ALL ASHORE WHO ARE GOING ASHORE!” [72]
XII.MONSIEUR CHARLOIX [79]
XIII.ROMANCE [86]
XIV.A VAIN QUEST [93]
XV.“LAND, HO!” [102]
XVI.THE RED-LETTER DAY [111]
XVII.THE GLORY OF THE PAST [119]
XVIII.GREAT EXPECTATIONS [125]
XIX.THE BREATH OF THE WAR GOD [132]
XX.CROSSING THE CHANNEL [141]
XXI.THE OLD CHATEAU [146]
XXII.THE HEART OF THE MYSTERY [152]
XXIII.LUCILE TRIUMPHS [161]
XXIV.“TWO’S COMPANY” [167]
XXV.THE THUNDERBOLT [175]
XXVI.THROUGH SHROUDING MISTS [183]
XXVII.HOME [186]
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CHAPTER I

“GREETINGS, FELLOW-TRAVELERS”