Chapter III: Appendix: Two Sherlock Holmes Parodies

1. The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 204 2. The Adventure of the Second Swag 212

A Prince of Good Fellows BY Robert Barr A TABLE of the CONTENTS

Page The King Intervenes 1 The King Dines 29 The King's Tryst 47 The King Investigates 77 The King's Gold 113 The King A-Begging 147 The King's Visit 185 The King Explores 213 The King Drinks 243 The King Sails 269 The King Weds 297 LIST of ILLUSTRATIONS

The Prince of Good Fellows Frontispiece Facing page 'Out of the way, fellow!' 4 'Headsman, do your duty' 26

"As you get north of Sterling, Buchanan,' replied James, with a smile, 'it is customary to bring the knife with you when you go out to dine" 42 'My fair antagonist, I bid you good-night' 74 'The forty-one trees bore their burden' 110 'The figure of a tall man' 126

'With a wild scream Farini endeavoured to support himself with his gauze-like wings' 144

'The King had composed a poem in thirteen stanzas, entitled 'The Beggar Man" 148 'Five stalwart ruffians fell upon him' 162

"I am James, King of Scotland,' he proclaimed in stentorian tones' 178

'At last MacNab sprang to his feet, holding aloft his brimming flagon' 201

'The strangers were most hospitably entertained, and entered thoroughly into the spirit of the festivities' 234

'The King, however, appeared to have no forebodings, but trotted along with great complacency' 246

'The two went outside and took the road by which they had come' 270

LORD STRANLEIGH ABROAD BY ROBERT BARR CONTENTS PAGE I.—Lord Stranleigh all at Sea 7 II.—An Automobile Ride 49 III.—The God in the Car 87 IV.—The Mad Miss Maturin 125 V.—In Search of Game 164 VI.—The Bunk House Prisoner 209 VII.—The End of the Contest 259

TEKLA

A ROMANCE OF LOVE AND WAR

BY

ROBERT BARR CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. THE EMPEROR ENTERS TREVES 1 II. THE ARCHER INTRODUCES HIMSELF 13 III. LISTENERS HEAR LITTLE GOOD OF THEMSELVES 28 IV. THE EMPEROR DISAPPEARS 42 V. LOVE LEADS THE WAY 55 VI. AN UNWISHED-FOR MARRIAGE DAY 62 VII. THE FLIGHT OF THE COUNTESS 69 VIII. THE RAPIER AND THE BROADSWORD 80 IX. A PALATIAL PRISON 92 X. THE INTERCEPTED FUGITIVES 99 XI. IN QUEST OF A WIFE WITH A TROOP OF HORSE 112 XII. CUPID'S BOW GIVES PLACE TO THE ARCHER'S 123 XIII. THE BLACK COUNT IS PERSUADED NOT TO HANG HIS EMPEROR 134 XIV. A RELUCTANT WELCOME 148 XV. CASTLE THURON MAKES A FULL MEAL 158 XVI. THE COUNTESS TRIES TO TAME THE BEAR 174 XVII. THE ENVOY'S DISASTROUS RETURN 184 XVIII. A TWO-HANDED SWORD TEACHES DEPORTMENT 198 XIX. A MAN AND A WOMAN MEET BY TORCHLIGHT 209 XX. A BREAKFAST ON THE TOP OF THE SOUTH TOWER 217 XXI. AN EXPERIMENT IN DIPLOMACY 228 XXII. THE FIRST ATTACK ON CASTLE THURON 234 XXIII. THE TWO ARCHBISHOPS FALL OUT 245 XXIV. COUNT BERTRICH EXPLAINS HIS FAILURE 256 XXV. THE SECOND ASSAULT ON THE CASTLE 260 XXVI. AN ILLUMINATED NIGHT ATTACK ON THURON 269 XXVII. THE TWO YEARS' SIEGE BEGINS 277 XXVIII. THE SECOND ARCHER ANNOUNCES HIMSELF 284 XXIX. CONRAD VENTURES HIS LIFE FOR HIS LOVE 294 XXX. THE STRUGGLE IN THE DARK 304 XXXI. BRAVE NEWS OF THE EMPEROR 313 XXXII. "FOR YOUR LOVE I WOULD DEFY FATE." 327 XXXIII. A GRIM INTERRUPTION TO A LOVERS' MEETING 336 XXXIV. THE BLACK COUNT'S DEFIANCE 351 XXXV. THE NIGHT ESCAPE OF THE EMPEROR 363 XXXVI. THE FIVE BILLETLESS ARROWS 371 XXXVII. THE TRAITOR AND HIS PRICE 378 XXXVIII. THE INCOGNITO FALLS 385 XXXIX. THE EMPEROR AT THE HEAD OF HIS ARMY 396 XL. THE ARCHBISHOPS ENVIRONED WITH A RING OF IRON 403 XLI. "WHY HAVE YOU DARED TO LEVY WAR'" 413 XLII. TEKLA REPLENISHES HER WARDROBE 423 XLIII. THE COUNTESS AND THE EMPEROR 429

A CHICAGO PRINCESS

A CHICAGO PRINCESS

By ROBERT BARR

Illustrated by FRANCIS P. WIGHTMAN CONTENTS ' PAGE CHAPTER I 1 CHAPTER II 10 CHAPTER III 25 CHAPTER IV 37 CHAPTER V 52 CHAPTER VI 59 CHAPTER VII 77 CHAPTER VIII 90 CHAPTER IX 101 CHAPTER X 109 CHAPTER XI 124 CHAPTER XII 132 CHAPTER XIII 143 CHAPTER XIV 155 CHAPTER XV 170 CHAPTER XVI 180 CHAPTER XVII 194 CHAPTER XVIII 202 CHAPTER XIX 219 CHAPTER XX 239 CHAPTER XXI 248 CHAPTER XXII 264 CHAPTER XXIII 274 CHAPTER XXIV 288 CHAPTER XXV 299

THE MUTABLE MANY A Novel By Robert Barr Second Edition

1896

CONTENTS

THE MUTABLE MANY

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVII.