FIFTH THOUSAND

Colonial Press:
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, U. S. A.

CONTENTS.

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I.The Riders[11]
II.The Manor-house[32]
III.The Sound of Galloping[50]
IV.The Continental Dragoon[65]
V.The Black Horse[87]
VI.The One Chance[116]
VII.The Flight of the Minutes[140]
VIII.The Secret Passage[156]
IX.The Confession[180]
X.The Plan of Retaliation[197]
XI.The Conquest[214]
XII.The Challenge[236]
XIII.The Unexpected[252]
XIV.The Broken Sword[267]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

“‘Take that rebel alive!’ ordered Colden.”[Frontispiece]
“‘Give it to the Colonel.’”[82]
“Leaned forward on the horse’s neck.”[111]
“‘You are too late, Jack!’”[154]
“‘Go, I say!’”[196]
“‘I take my leave of this house!’”[248]