A Soldier of the Legion By: Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920)
First Page: A Soldier of the Legion BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHORS CAR OF DESTINY THE CHAPERON GOLDEN SILENCE GUESTS OF HERCULES HEATHER MOON IT HAPPENED IN EGYPT LADY BETTY ACROSS THE WATER LORD LOVELAND DISCOVERS AMERICA MOTOR MAID MY FRIEND THE CHAUFFEUR PORT OF ADVENTURE PRINCESS VIRGINIA ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHER SET IN SILVER A Soldier of the Legion BY C.N. & A.M. Williamson GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. 1914 Copyright, 1914, by C.N. & A.M. WILLIAMSON All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian TO THE LEGION CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Telegram 3 II. The Blow 15 III. The Last Act of "Girls' Love" 34 IV. The Upper Berth 45 V. The Night of Storms 58 VI. The News 71 VII. Sir Knight 80 VIII. On the Station Platform 95 IX. The Colonel of the Legion 106 X. The Voice of the Legion 117 XI. Four Eyes 132 XII. No. 1033 143 XIII. The Agha's Rose 148 XIV. Two on the Roof 163 XV. The Secret Link 173 XVI. The Beetle 189 XVII. The Mission 203 XVIII. Gone 223 XIX. What Happened at Dawn 228 XX. The Beauty Doctor 242 XXI. The Eleventh Hour 254 XXII. The Heart of Max 263 XXIII. "Where the Strange Roads Go Down" 278 XXIV. The Mad Music 285 XXV. Corporal St. George, Deserter 294 XXVI. Sanda's Wedding Night 302 XXVII. The Only Friend 317 XXVIII. Sanda Speaks 332 XXIX. Out of the Dream, a Plan 346 XXX. The Play of Cross Purposes 351 XXXI. The Gift 368 A Soldier of the Legion CHAPTER I THE TELEGRAM It was the great ball of the season at Fort Ellsworth. For a special reason it had begun unusually late; but, though the eighth dance was on, the great event of the evening had not happened yet. Until that should happen, the rest, charming though it might be, was a mere curtain raiser to keep men amused before the first act of the play. The band of the th was playing the "Merry Widow" waltz, still a favourite at the fort, and only one of the officers was not dancing. All the others young, middle aged, and even elderly were gliding more or less gracefully, more or less happily, over the waxed floor of the big, white walled, flag draped hall where Fort Ellsworth had its concerts, theatricals, small hops, and big balls. Encircled by their uniformed arms were the wives and sisters of brother officers, ladies whom they saw every day, or girls from the adjacent town of Omallaha, whom they could see nearly every day if they took the trouble... Continue reading book >>

A Soldier of the Legion By: Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920)

First Page:

A Soldier of the Legion

BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHORS

CAR OF DESTINY

THE CHAPERON

GOLDEN SILENCE

GUESTS OF HERCULES

HEATHER MOON

IT HAPPENED IN EGYPT

LADY BETTY ACROSS THE WATER

LORD LOVELAND DISCOVERS AMERICA

MOTOR MAID

MY FRIEND THE CHAUFFEUR

PORT OF ADVENTURE

PRINCESS VIRGINIA

ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHER

SET IN SILVER

A Soldier of the Legion

BY C.N. & A.M. Williamson

GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. 1914

C.N. & A.M. WILLIAMSON

TO THE LEGION

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Telegram 3

II. The Blow 15

III. The Last Act of "Girls' Love" 34

IV. The Upper Berth 45

V. The Night of Storms 58

VI. The News 71

VII. Sir Knight 80

VIII. On the Station Platform 95

IX. The Colonel of the Legion 106

X. The Voice of the Legion 117

XI. Four Eyes 132

XII. No. 1033 143

XIII. The Agha's Rose 148

XIV. Two on the Roof 163

XV. The Secret Link 173

XVI. The Beetle 189

XVII. The Mission 203

XVIII. Gone 223

XIX. What Happened at Dawn 228

XX. The Beauty Doctor 242

XXI. The Eleventh Hour 254

XXII. The Heart of Max 263

XXIII. "Where the Strange Roads Go Down" 278

XXIV. The Mad Music 285

XXV. Corporal St. George, Deserter 294

XXVI. Sanda's Wedding Night 302

XXVII. The Only Friend 317

XXVIII. Sanda Speaks 332

XXIX. Out of the Dream, a Plan 346

XXX. The Play of Cross Purposes 351

XXXI. The Gift 368

A Soldier of the Legion

CHAPTER I

THE TELEGRAM

It was the great ball of the season at Fort Ellsworth. For a special reason it had begun unusually late; but, though the eighth dance was on, the great event of the evening had not happened yet. Until that should happen, the rest, charming though it might be, was a mere curtain raiser to keep men amused before the first act of the play.

The band of the th was playing the "Merry Widow" waltz, still a favourite at the fort, and only one of the officers was not dancing. All the others young, middle aged, and even elderly were gliding more or less gracefully, more or less happily, over the waxed floor of the big, white walled, flag draped hall where Fort Ellsworth had its concerts, theatricals, small hops, and big balls. Encircled by their uniformed arms were the wives and sisters of brother officers, ladies whom they saw every day, or girls from the adjacent town of Omallaha, whom they could see nearly every day if they took the trouble... Continue reading book >>

Genres for this book
Adventure
Fiction
Literature
Romance

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