The Sword of Wealth

By

Henry Wilton Thomas

Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1906

Copyright, 1906
BY
HENRY WILTON THOMAS

The Knickerbocker Press, New York

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.—The Unexpected Man[1]
II.—Tarsis[20]
III.—A Dream Realised [35]
IV.—A Fact of Life[48]
V.—The Scales of Honour[63]
VI.—A Censored Despatch[73]
VII.—A Message from Rome[84]
VIII.—A Wedding Journey[97]
IX.—A Seed of Gratitude[109]
X.—The Door of Fra Pandole[128]
XI.—By Royal Command[136]
XII.—An Unbidden Guest[158]
XIII.—An Industrial Incident[166]
XIV.—An Hour of Reckoning[179]
XV.—A Bill Payable[189]
XVI.—Hunting the Panther[204]
XVII.—The Pot Boils over[216]
XVIII.—Mario Plays the Demagogue[233]
XIX.—What Money could not Buy[249]
XX.—The Heart’s Law-making[263]
XXI.—A Call to Service[279]
XXII.—Tarsis Arraigned[291]
XXIII.—Fetters Struck off[303]
XXIV.—A Chase in the Moonlight[310]