G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1903

Copyright, 1903
by
MYRTLE REED
Published, September, 1903

The Knickerbocker Press, New York

[CONTENTS]

chapter page
I.The Prophecy[1]
II.New Acquaintances[21]
III.The Second in Command[37]
IV.Ronald's Views of Marriage[54]
V.The First Flower of Spring[69]
VI.Cousins[85]
VII.The Alarm[102]
VIII.Thoroughbreds[118]
IX.On the Fort Wayne Trail[134]
X.A Gleam Afar[150]
XI.A June Day[165]
XII.In the North Woods[182]
XIII.Gifts[198]
XIV.Heart's Desire[216]
XV.Rivals[234]
XVI.The Worm Turns[251]
XVII.A Council of War[268]
XVIII."If I Were in Command"[285]
XIX.Saved from Himself[300]
XX.Reconciliation[318]
XXI.The Last Day in the Fort[336]
XXII.The Red Death[359]
XXIII.Rescue[380]
XXIV.The Reprieve[397]

THE SHADOW OF VICTORY