THE CENTURY CO.

NEW YORK 1901




TO MY MOTHER




Press where ye see my white plume shine amidst the ranks of war,
And be your oriflamme to-day the Helmet of Navarre.

LORD MACAULAY'S "IVRY."




CONTENTS


CHAPTER PAGE
I A FLASH OF LIGHTNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
II AT THE AMOUR DE DIEU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
III M. LE DUC IS WELL GUARDED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IV THE THREE MEN IN THE WINDOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
V RAPIERS AND A VOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
VI A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51