Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE CASQUE'S LARK

THE FULL SERIES OF

The Mysteries of the People

" OR "

History of a Proletarian Family
Across the Ages

By EUGENE SUE

_Consisting of the Following Works:_

THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._
THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._
THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._
THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._
THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._
THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._
THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._
THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._
THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._
THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._
THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._
THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._
THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._
THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._
THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._
THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._
THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._
THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

Published Uniform With This Volume By

THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

28 CITY HALL PLACE NEW YORK CITY

THE CASQUE'S LARK

:: OR ::

VICTORIA, THE MOTHER OF THE CAMPS

A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul

By EUGENE SUE

TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH

By DANIEL DE LEON

NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909

Copyright, 1909, by the

NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

INDEX

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE v
INTRODUCTION 1

PART I--FOREIGN FOES.
I. SCHANVOCH AND SAMPSO 21
II. ON THE RHINE 26
III. THE HORDES OF THE FRANKS 46
IV. THE PRIESTESS ELWIG 55
V. NEROWEG THE TERRIBLE EAGLE 69
VI. THE FLIGHT 83
VII. SHADOWS ACROSS THE PATH 94
VIII. CAPTAIN MARION 99
IX. VICTORIA THE GREAT 107
X. TETRIK 114
XI. VICTORIN 127
XII. TO BATTLE 143
XIII. THE BATTLE OF THE RHINE 156
XIV. THE HOMEWARD RIDE 173

PART II--DOMESTIC TRAITORS.
I. GATHERING SHADOWS 185
II. THE CATASTROPHE 195
III. THE MORTUARY CHAMBER 208
IV. FUNERAL PYRES 229
V. ASSASSINATION OF MARION 233
VI. THE TRAITOR UNMASKED 247
VII. THE VISION OF VICTORIA 268
VIII. CRIME TRIUMPHANT 274
IX. KIDDA, THE BOHEMIAN GIRL 280