[Illustration: "She was standing beside the fire with Quarrier, one foot
on the fender."]



The Fighting Chance

By Robert W. Chambers


Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Firing Line," etc.



DEDICATED TO MY FATHER



CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. Acquaintance
II. Imprudence
III. Shotover
IV. The Season Opens
V. A Winning Loser
VI. Modus Vivendi
VII. Persuasion
VIII. Confidences
IX. Confessions