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My Lady of Doubt By: Randall Parrish (1858-1923) |
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BY RANDALL PARRISH AUTHOR OF "LOVE UNDER FIRE," "MY LADY OF THE NORTH," ETC., ETC. WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR BY ALONZO KIMBALL CHICAGO
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1911 Copyright
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1911 Published October, 1911 Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England PRESS OF THE VAIL COMPANY
COSHOCTON, U. S. A. [Illustration: Claire] CONTENTS CHAPTER I A PERILOUS MISSION 9
CHAPTER II WITHIN THE ENEMY'S LINES 18
CHAPTER III THE FÊTE OF THE AFTERNOON 27
CHAPTER IV THE MISCHIANZA 38
CHAPTER V THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE 48
CHAPTER VI THE THREAT OF SWORDS 59
CHAPTER VII THE ONE HOPE 70
CHAPTER VIII THE BLACKSMITH 80
CHAPTER IX TANGLING THREADS 92
CHAPTER X WITH MINUTE MEN 103
CHAPTER XI THE CAPTURE OF THE WAGON TRAIN 113
CHAPTER XII A CAPTURE 124
CHAPTER XIII INTRODUCING PETER 134
CHAPTER XIV I INTERVIEW PETER 144
CHAPTER XV A NEW COMBINATION 154
CHAPTER XVI AGAIN THE LADY 164
CHAPTER XVII ENTOMBED 175
CHAPTER XVIII THE REMAINS OF TRAGEDY 186
CHAPTER XIX THE QUEEN'S RANGERS 196
CHAPTER XX AT CROSS PURPOSES 207
CHAPTER XXI AGAIN THE CELLAR ROOM 219
CHAPTER XXII THE LADY'S PLAN 230
CHAPTER XXIII WORDS OF LOVE 241
CHAPTER XXIV I UNCOVER CAPTAIN GRANT 250
CHAPTER XXV BETWEEN LOVE AND DUTY 260
CHAPTER XXVI FORCING CLINTON TO BATTLE 269
CHAPTER XXVII THE FIGHT AT MONMOUTH 281
CHAPTER XXVIII THE ROAD TO PHILADELPHIA 291
CHAPTER XXIX THE ESCORT 301
CHAPTER XXX BEFORE GENERAL ARNOLD 310
CHAPTER XXXI I RUN ACROSS ERIC 320
CHAPTER XXXII WE ATTAIN THE HOUSE 332
CHAPTER XXXIII THEY SEND FOR CLAIRE 342
CHAPTER XXXIV A THREATENED MARRIAGE 351
CHAPTER XXXV THE FIGHT IN THE HALL 359
CHAPTER XXXVI SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE 367
CHAPTER XXXVII A CONFESSION OF LOVE 375 ILLUSTRATIONS Claire Frontispiece "I studied the list a moment, bending down closer to the 16
nearest candle" "You have not suspected?" she asked. "You did not know this 166
was my home?" "Let me pass, sir! This is my father's house" 354
MY LADY OF DOUBT CHAPTER I A PERILOUS MISSION
Several of us had remained rather late that evening about the cheerful
fire in front of my hut, for the nights were still chilly, although it
was May, and the dreadful winter passed, discussing the improved
condition of our troops, the rigid discipline of Baron de Steuben, and
speculating on what would probably be attempted now that Sir Henry
Clinton had succeeded to the command of the forces opposing us. I
remember Maxwell joined us, together with Knox of the artillery, each man
with a different theory of campaign, but alike agreeing that, in spite of
all we had endured during those months of suffering and privation at
Valley Forge, the time to strike once again was near at hand, although
our numbers were barely half that of the enemy. It must have been midnight when I crept into a bunk, and, even then,
found sleep absent, my eyes gazing out through the open door to where the
embers of the fire glowed red, and a sentinel paced back and forth in
regular monotony... Continue reading book >>
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