CHAPTER XXI

ILLUSTRATIONS “But the Great Head rocks didn’t hear.” Frontispiece “‘I beg pardon,’ he repeated, ‘but isn’t this yours?’” 66 “‘What a lot of vermilion you use.’” 142 “‘You are supposed to be playing the golf of the New Era.’” 256

Golden Bough By George Gibbs

CONTENTS Crepuscule Enigma Mystery Tanya Khodkine Zoya Camouflage Disaster Surprises Flight The Plot Pursuit A Scent The Clue The Turkish Cigarette Rescue The Central Committee Von Stromberg A Samaritan Escape The Visitor Pilgrims The Priest A Night Adventure Kempelstein Finis ILLUSTRATIONS The figure remained as before, staring past the lantern at the solitary oak . . . Frontispiece The American caught the glint of sunlight on a weapon Her grave eyes met his in one luminous moment "Listen to me, Philippe! I swear to you that you have misunderstood" "Keep down, Tanya," he cried. "It's I--Philippe"

PIKE & CUTLASS HERO TALES OF OUR NAVY Written & Illustrated By George Gibbs

CONTENTS PAGE The Effrontery of Paul Jones 7 HIS FIGHT WITH THE "DRAKE" AND DESCENT ON WHITEHAVEN A Struggle to the Death 24 PAUL JONES'S FIGHT WITH THE "SERAPIS" The Terrier and the Mastiff 34 NICHOLAS BIDDLE'S WONDERFUL FIGHT Decatur and the "Philadelphia" 46 The Biggest Little Fight in Naval History 56 DECATUR AND THE TRIPOLITAN GUNBOATS A Double Encounter 73 STEWART AND THE "CYANE" AND "LEVANT" The "Constitution" and the "Guerriere" 90 The "Wasp" and the "Frolic" 106 The "Constitution" and the "Java" 117 The Last of the "Essex" 132 The Captain of the Maintop 148 Cushing and the "Albemarle" 158 Somers and the "Intrepid" 170 The Passing of the Old Navy 181 OLD SALTS AND NEW SAILORS. THE OLD SHIPS AND THE NEW Farragut in Mobile Bay 220 At the Naval Academy 231 Our Nation's New Heroes 248 Heroes of the Deep 274 OUR FISHING FLEET ILLUSTRATIONS The Escape of the "Constitution" Frontispiece The Descent on Whitehaven 17 "Yard-arm to Yard-arm" 27 Decatur boards the "Philadelphia" 52 The Danger of the "Intrepid" 53 "No 'Dutch Courage' on THIS Ship" 83 In the Tops of the "Constitution" 101 The "Constellation" and the "Vengeance" 155 The Smoking Hour 189 Neptune comes Aboard 191 Modern Sea Monsters in Action 204 The Admiral lashed to the Rigging 225 Reefing Top-sails 242 They did not touch Him and His Leg was saved 252 Her Last Duty 263

THE FORBIDDEN WAY CONTENTS Sharp Practice

Camilla

New York

The Forbidden Way

Diners Out

Mrs. Cheyne

Braebank

The Brush

The Shadow

Triton of the Minnows

Discord

Tea Cups and Music

Good Fishing

Father and Son

Infatuation

Old Dangers

Old Rose Leaves

Combat

The Lady in Gray

*La Femme Propose*

*L'Homme Dispose*

Private Matters

The Intruder

Gretchen Decides

The Crisis

The Call of the Heart

General Bent

Household Godsâ?"and Goddesses

SPLENDID OUTCAST By George Gibbs Illustrated By George Gibbs

CONTENTS The Convalescent The Mystery Deepens The Goose Outcast Piquette Youth Triumphant Awakening Threats Piquette Takes a Hand The Samaritan Confessions Quinlevin Speaks Beginning a Journey A Night Attack Green Eyes Nora Speaks Jim Makes a Guess At Bay In the Dark Freedom The Petit Bleu Mystery Escape The Clue The Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS She crouched, watching, breathless and uncertain . . . Frontispiece Moira talked gayly Through Moira's clear intelligence the epic filtered The mirror sent her back a haggard reflection, pale and somber

IN SEARCH OF MADEMOISELLE By George Gibbs

CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE I. Of my Meeting with Master Hooper 1 II. Of the Taking of the Cristobal 10 III. Mademoiselle 29 IV. Of my Bout with De Baçan 39 V. Dieppe 51 VI. In which I Learn Something 65 VII. In which I Find new Employment 81 VIII. We Reach the New Land 95 IX. We Put to Sea 110 X. The Hericano 124 XI. What Befell Us upon the Sand-spit 135 XII. Truce 150 XIII. The Line upon the Sand 164 XIV. The Martyrdom 174 XV. The Lodge of Seloy 189 XVI. Of our Escape 204 XVII. In which we Journey to Paris 219 XVIII. The Poet King 235 XIX. I Meet the Avenger 252 XX. We Set Forth Again 267 XXI. We Form an Alliance 281 XXII. Olotoraca 298 XXIII. The Moon-Princess 314 XXIV. We Advance 329 XXV. The Death of the Wolf 344 XXVI. And Last 361 ILLUSTRATIONS "Then I left her." (Page 115) Frontispiece. PAGE "A moi! a moi!" 24 "A line in the sand!" 170 "Quick as he was, my hand was ever quicker." 357

THE LOVE OF MONSIEUR By George Gibbs

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Fleece Tavern 1 II. Mistress Barbara Dances the Coranto 11 III. Monsieur Mornay Becomes Unpopular 31 IV. Monsieur Waits upon a Lady 47 V. Indecision 68 VI. The Escape 87 VII. Barbara 113 VIII. The Saucy Sally 134 IX. "Bras-de-Fer" 146 X. Bras-de-Fer Makes a Capture 165 XI. The Enemy in the House 184 XII. Prisoner and Captor 201 XIII. Monsieur Learns Something 213 XIV. The Unmasking 231 XV. Mutiny 249 XVI. Marooned 268

THE SILENT BATTLE By George Gibbs

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Lost 1 II. Babes in the Woods 11 III. Voices 22 IV. Eden 33 V. Woman and Man 46 VI. The Shadow 60 VII. Allegro 73 VIII. Chicot, the Jester 84 IX. The Lorings 95 X. Mr. Van Duyn Rides Forth 109 XI. The Cedarcroft Set 122 XII. Nellie Pennington Cuts In 136 XIII. Mrs. Pennington's Brougham 151 XIV. The Junior Member 166 XV. Discovered 177 XVI. Behind the Enemy's Back 190 XVII. "The Pot and Kettle" 200 XVIII. The Enemy and a Friend 212 XIX. Love on Crutches 225 XX. The Intruder 236 XXI.[vi] Temptation 247 XXII. Smoke and Fire 261 XXIII. The Mouse and the Lion 273 XXIV. Diamond Cut Diamond 285 XXV. Deep Water 297 XXVI. Big Business 310 XXVII. Mr. Loring Reflects 323 XXVIII. The Lodestar 338 XXIX. Arcadia Again 350 ILLUSTRATIONS "The table rang from end to end with joke and laughter." "'Do tell me something more, Nina. Was she young and pretty?'" "'And you never cared for any one else?'" "'Father!' Jane's ... whisper was at his ear."

THE YELLOW DOVE By George Gibbs Illustrated By The Author

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Prelude 1 I. Sheltered People 5 II. The Undercurrent 17 III. Rice-Papers 31 IV. Dangerous Secrets 45 V. The Pursuit Continues 55 VI. Rizzio Takes Charge 68 VII. An Intruder 83 VIII. Evidence 96 IX. The Viking's Tower 108 X. The Yellow Dove 121 XI. Von Stromberg 131 XII. Hammersley Explains 145 XIII. The Unwilling Guest 157 XIV. Von Stromberg Catechises 172 XV. The Inquisition 188 XVI. The General Plays to Win 206 XVII. Lindberg 221 XVIII. Success 243 XIX. The Cave on the Thorwald 260 XX. The Fight in the Cavern 275 XXI. Hare and Hounds 289 XXII. From the Heights 306 XXIII. Headquarters 320 ILLUSTRATIONS "His blond hair disheveled, his shoulders coatless, Cyril emerged." Frontispiece FACING PAGE "'Not that,' he whispered hoarsely, 'for God's sake-not that.'" 80 "Her lips ... were whispering words that she hoped could follow him into the distance." 128 "The truth, and he becomes an honorable prisoner of war. Silence, and he is shot tomorrow. Speak." 218