The Way of an Eagle
The Knave of Diamonds
The Rocks of Valprê
The Swindler
The Keeper of the Door
Bars of Iron
Rosa Mundi
The Hundredth Chance
The Safety Curtain
Greatheart
The Lamp in the Desert
The Tidal Wave
The Top of the World
The Obstacle Race
This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishers
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
I Dedicate This Book
to
My Old Friend
W. S. H.
In Affectionate Remembrance of Many Kindnesses
"The plowman shall overtake the reaper,
And the treader of grapes him that soweth seed."
Obadiah 9-13.
CONTENTS
PART 1
THE START
I.--[Beggars]
II.--[The Idol]
III.--[The New Acquaintance]
IV.--[The Accepted Suitor]
V.--[In the Dark]
VI.--[The Unwilling Guest]
VII.--[The Magician]
VIII.--[The Offer]
IX.--[The Real Man]
X.--[The Head of the Family]
XI.--[The Declaration of War]
XII.--[The Reckoning]
XIII.--[The Only Port]
XIV.--[The Way of Escape]
XV.--[The Closed Door]
XVI.--[The Champion]
XVII.--[The Wedding Morning]
XVIII.--[The Wedding Night]
XIX.--[The Day After]
XX.--[A Friend of the Family]
XXI.--[The Old Life]
XXII.--[The Faithful Widower]
XXIII.--[The Narrowing Circle]
XXIV.--[Brothers]
XXV.--[Misadventure]
XXVI.--[The Word Unspoken]
XXVII.--[The Token]
XXVIII.--[The Visitor]
XXIX.--[Her Other Self]
XXX.--[The Rising Current]
XXXI.--[Light Relief]
XXXII.--[The Only Solution]
XXXIII.--[The Furnace]
XXXIV.--[The Sacrifice]
XXXV.--[The Offer of Freedom]
XXXVI.--[The Bond]
PART II