Copyright, 1882, by James Elverson.
Copyright, 1899, by J. B. Lippincott Company.
Electrotyped and Printed by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
PREFATORY NOTE
(By the Author)
This story was originally published in a paper for boys, under the title of “Philip Berkeley; or, the Master’s Gun.” It has recently been thoroughly revised, and a new title, which better expresses the import and purposes of the story, has been given to it upon this its first appearance in book form.
Those who may remember the story as it originally appeared will find that the master’s gun still exercises the same subtle influence over the fortunes of the Master of Hyson Hall as it did when it enjoyed the honor of a place in the title.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I.— | Old Bruden | [7] |
| II.— | In which Philip is very much Amazed | [15] |
| III.— | Old Bruden makes a Move | [22] |
| IV.— | In which Chap shoots a Little and plans a Great Deal | [32] |
| V.— | The Master’s Gun | [40] |
| VI.— | Arabian Blood | [50] |
| VII.— | What Jouncer put his Foot into | [55] |
| VIII.— | Chap enters the Fog | [64] |
| IX.— | Chap’s Iron Heel | [71] |
| X.— | In which a Story is told | [82] |
| XI.— | Philip is brought to a Halt | [91] |
| XII.— | Emile Touron | [99] |
| XIII.— | Old Bruden finds his Master | [110] |
| XIV.— | Phœnix sees his Duty and does it | [119] |
| XV.— | The Fire on the Thomas Wistar | [128] |
| XVI.— | Spatterdock Point | [137] |
| XVII.— | In which a Council is held | [148] |
| XVIII.— | Touron in the Field | [156] |
| XIX.— | Phil and Chap start on an Expedition | [167] |
| XX.— | “Zose Angel Bells” | [175] |
| XXI.— | On Separate Roads | [187] |
| XXII.— | In which there is a Good Deal of Fast Travelling | [196] |
| XXIII.— | Mr. Godfrey Berkeley is heard from | [206] |
| XXIV.— | The Grocer’s Buggy Once More | [219] |
| XXV.— | Old Bruden makes an Impression | [225] |
| XXVI.— | Mr. Touron attends Personally to his Affairs | [233] |
| XXVII.— | The Lonely Sumach | [241] |
| XXVIII.— | The Return of the Runaway | [256] |
| XXIX.— | The One Fellow who was left yet | [266] |
| XXX.— | The Great Moment arrives | [276] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| When Phil had taken hold of the sill, Chap gave him alift | [Frontispiece] |
| Philip could not tell whether the horse’s hoofs struck the manor not | [56] |
| He seemed intent upon pushing his antagonist backward | [117] |
| With a sickening feeling of fear he put Old Bruden back betweenthe mattresses | [204] |
| “You had no right to look for me, sir, whoever you may be!” | [248] |
| A column of water rose from the river, together with a mass ofmud and timbers | [282] |