New York, September, 1897.


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
IA Maker of Maps[1]
IITelegrams for Two[11]
IIISummer Thunder[20]
IVThe Farandole[30]
VCowards and Their Courage[39]
VITrains East and West[51]
VIIThe Road To Paradise[59]
VIIIUnder the Yoke[63]
IXSaarbrück[79]
XAn Unexpected Encounter[95]
XI"Keep Thy Faith"[102]
XIIFrom the Frontier[116]
XIIIAide-de-camp[131]
XIVThe Marquis Makes Himself Agreeable[139]
XVThe Invasion of Lorraine[157]
XVI"In the Hollow of Thy Hand"[171]
XVIIThe Keepers of the House[179]
XVIIIThe Stretching of Necks[190]
XIXRickerl's Sabre[205]
XXSir Thorald Is Silent[213]
XXIThe White Cross[226]
XXIIA Door Is Locked[239]
XXIIILorraine Sleeps[250]
XXIVLorraine Awakes[258]
XXVPrincess Imperial[270]
XXVIThe Shadow of Pomp[278]
XXVIIÇa Ira![285]
XXVIIIThe Braconnier[297]
XXIXThe Message of the Flag[306]
XXXThe Valley of the Shadow[324]
XXXIThe Prophecy of Lorraine[334]

LORRAINE

CHAPTER I

A MAKER OF MAPS

There was a rustle in the bushes, the sound of twigs snapping, a soft foot-fall on the dead leaves.

Marche stopped, took his pipe out of his mouth, and listened.