Chapter I: Front Matter

THE BOY AND
THE BARON

S^T. NICHOLAS BOOKS

THE BOY AND THE BARON

_BY_ ADELINE KNAPP

NEW YORK · THE CENTURY CO · MCMII

Copyright, 1901, 1902, by
THE CENTURY CO.

_Published October, 1902_

THE DEVINNE PRESS

TO
MERODINE KEELER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I WHAT THE CHILDREN SAW FROM THE PLAYGROUND ON THE PLATEAU 3

II HOW KARL THE ARMORER TOOK THE SHINING KNIGHT’S TREASURE
FROM AMONG THE OSIERS 19

III HOW WULF FARED AT KARL THE ARMORER’S HUT 26

IV OF HOW WULF FIRST WENT TO THE CASTLE, AND WHAT BEFELL 39

V HOW WULF WENT TO THE SWARTZBURG, AND OF HIS BEGINNING
THERE 60

VI HOW CONRADT PLOTTED MISCHIEF, AND HOW WULF WON A FRIEND 73

VII HOW WULF CLIMBED THE IVY TOWER, AND WHAT HE SAW AT THE
BARRED WINDOW 86

VIII HOW BARON EVERHARDT WAS OUTLAWED, AND HOW WULF HEARD OF
THE BABY IN THE OSIERS 101

IX OF THE ILL NEWS THAT THE BARON BROKE TO HIS MAIDEN WARD,
AND OF HOW SHE TOOK THAT SAME 115

X HOW WULF TOOK ELISE FROM THE SWARTZBURG 132

XI WHAT THE FUGITIVES FURTHER SAW IN THE FOREST, AND HOW THEY
CAME TO ST. URSULA AND MET THE EMPEROR 145

XII HOW WULF TOOK THE EMPEROR’S MESSAGE TO KARL OF THE FORGE 161

XIII HOW WORD OF HIS DANGER CAME TO WULF AT THE FORGE 173

XIV OF THE GREAT BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT, AND OF HOW WULF SAVED
THE DAY 187

XV HOW THE SHINING KNIGHT’S TREASURE WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT 198

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The two knights wheeled their horses and dashed at each
other again and again _Frontispiece_

The shining stranger held in front of him a good-sized
burden 9

Putting horn to lip, he blew four great blasts 15

The forest’s small wild life constantly came in at the
open door 33

The boy began patting the broad neck of the charger 53

Wulf could naught but fend and parry with his stick 77

Lowering himself farther, he came upon a narrow casement
nearly overgrown with ivy 97

Then the baron gripped her by the arm 125

With the head of his battle-ax he struck it a blow that
sent it inward 177

The emperor laid drawn sword across his bowed shoulders 207

THE BOY AND
THE BARON