CONTENTS

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I.The Traveller Arrives[5]
II.The Croix Verte Loses its Guest[15]
III.The Dwarf of St. Etienne[25]
IV.The Road to Passey[35]
V.The Scholar[46]
VI.At the Clearing in the Forest[57]
VII.The End of a Race for Life[71]
VIII.Into Death's Jaws Again[82]
IX.Count Felix[93]
X.The Superstition of Count Felix[103]
XI.The Law of the Land[115]
XII.How Jean Lost His Enemies[127]
XIII.Obedience and Trust[140]
XIV.The Duke's Fool[151]
XV.The Count Loses His Sword[162]
XVI.The Orders for Release[176]
XVII.The Duke of Montvilliers[188]
XVIII.The Price of Success[198]
XIX.A Changed Man[209]
XX.Father Bertrand Justifies Himself[221]
XXI.The Old Hag[233]
XXII.The Dwarf's Appeal[243]
XXIII.The Gates are Shut[253]
XXIV.The Ford by Larne[262]
XXV.The Crypt of St. Etienne[274]
XXVI.The Vengeance of the Mob[284]
XXVII.Only the Fool[296]
XXVIII.The Submission of Mademoiselle de Liancourt[305]
XXIX.The Duke's Messenger[315]
XXX.The Crowning of Roger Herrick[326]
XXXI.Duke and Subjects[339]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Christine[Frontispiece]
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"The Spy!" she said[54]
He rushed upon Herrick wildly[174]
She sank into a chair[219]
His strong arms were about her[338]

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