"The poor young man!" sighed Angelina. Why should she? she asked
rebelliously. “You, anyhow, don’t deserve
it,” he said. He
looked just like John Wayne in a cowboy movie, his eyes
narrow and squinting, except his hair was long, unruly,
and jet black. CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
I THE CARPET-KNIGHT AND THE
7
LADY
II THE ADVENTURE OF ANNABEL
15
III ANNA? OR ANNABEL?
20
IV THE TEMPERAMENT OF AN
26
ARTIST
V “ALCIDE”
31
VI A QUESTION OF
36
IDENTIFICATION
VII MISS PELLISSIER’S SUSPICIONS
41
VIII “WHITE’S”
45
IX BRENDON’S LUCK
54
X THE TRAGEDY OF AN
61
APPETITE
XI THE PUZZLEMENT OF NIGEL
66
ENNISON
XII THE POSTER OF “ALCIDE”
70
XIII “HE WILL NOT FORGET!”
76
XIV “THIS IS MY WIFE”
81
XV A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
89
XVI THE DISCOMFITURE OF SIR
96
JOHN
XVII THE CHANGE IN “ALCIDE”
103
XVIII ANNABEL AND “ALCIDE”
109
XIX “THIS IS NOT THE END”
115
XX ANNA’S SURRENDER
121
XXI HER SISTER’S SECRET
126
XXII AN OLD FOOL
134
XXIII MONTAGUE HILL SEES LIGHT
AT LAST
XXIV A CASE FOR THE POLICE
XXV THE STEEL EDGE OF THE
TRUTH
XXVI ANNABEL IS WARNED
XXVII JOHN FERRINGHAM,
GENTLEMAN
XXVIII THE HISSING OF “ALCIDE”
XXIX MONTAGUE HILL PLAYS THE
GAME
XXX SIR JOHN’S NECKTIE
XXXI ANNA’S TEA PARTY
XXXII SIX MONTHS AFTER
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188
ANNA THE ADVENTURESS
Chapter I
THE CARPET-KNIGHT AND THE LADY
The girl paused and steadied herself for a moment against a field gate. Don't you understand? Back among
your own again, and only a few of us the wiser. "Vat ish it, Mishter Vild?" inquired Mendez. Sheppard, he turned to quit the
churchyard. Do you
promise to do this?"
"Solemnly," rejoined the carpenter. But ere the words could find utterance, her maternal tenderness overcame her
indignation; and, sinking upon her knees, she extended her arms over her child. Mirages, over which he was constantly
throwing bridges which were wasted efforts, since invariably they spanned solid
ground. I want to do something. He went on with intense urgency. This smile was more harrowing even than her former rigid
look. It
was still possible the child might be in safety.
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