TO
A GALLANT SOLDIER OF THE UNION
BRIGADIER-GENERAL
SUMNER H. LINCOLN
U.S. ARMY
WHO FOUGHT IN TWO WARS UNDER THE FLAG
THIS NOVEL OF 1865 IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED
"Love rules the court, the camp, the grove
And men below, and saints above."
Sir Walter Scott.
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Pigeon's Flight | [ 1] |
| II. | Brains vs. Brawn | [ 8] |
| III. | A Knot of Ribbon Blue | [ 19] |
| IV. | Banquo's Ghost | [ 30] |
| V. | A Scrap of Paper | [ 46] |
| VI. | The Signal Light | [ 51] |
| VII. | The Mischances of a Night | [ 57] |
| VIII. | A Voice from the Past | [ 64] |
| IX. | Outwitted | [ 75] |
| X. | The Fortunes of War | [ 87] |
| XI. | Who Laughs Last | [ 95] |
| XII. | The Fight at the Ford | [ 112] |
| XIII. | For the Cause | [ 120] |
| XIV. | When Tragedy Grins | [ 134] |
| XV. | Nemesis | [ 144] |
| XVI. | A Tangled Skein | [ 161] |
| XVII. | In Close Confinement | [ 168] |
| XVIII. | When Doctors Disagree | [ 176] |
| XIX. | Groping in the Dark | [ 186] |
| XX. | The Turning Point | [ 197] |
| XXI. | The Trial | [ 210] |
| XXII. | Weaving the Web | [ 229] |
| XXIII. | Sensational Evidence | [ 245] |
| XXIV. | A Startling Discovery | [ 257] |
| XXV. | A Thunderbolt | [ 268] |
| XXVI. | By a Hair's Breadth | [ 282] |
| XXVII. | With Malice Toward None | [ 300] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Facing Page | |
| "As Lloyd bent forward ... he received a crashing blow on the temple" | Frontispiece |
| "'You? Nancy!' The doctor gazed incredulously" | [ 68] |
| "'I—I—am afraid he is dead'" | [ 116] |
| "Another interruption stopped her ... A hesitating step crossed the threshold" | [ 278] |