Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE CONTINENTAL DRAGOON.

by

R. N. STEPHENS.

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Works of R. N. STEPHENS.

An Enemy to the King. The Continental Dragoon.

_In Press_: The Road to Paris.

L. C. PAGE AND COMPANY, Publishers, (INCORPORATED) 196 Summer St., Boston, Mass.

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Photogravure from original drawing by H. C. Edwards.]

THE CONTINENTAL DRAGOON

A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778

by

ROBERT NEILSON STEPHENS

Author of "An Enemy to the King"

Illustrated by H. C. Edwards

"Love's born of a glance, I say"

Boston L. C. Page and Company (Incorporated) 1898

Copyright, 1898 By L. C. Page and Company (Incorporated)

Entered at Stationer's Hall, London

FIFTH THOUSAND

Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston, U. S. A.

CONTENTS.

Chapter Page
I. The Riders 11
II. The Manor-house 32
III. The Sound of Galloping 50
IV. The Continental Dragoon 65
V. The Black Horse 87
VI. The One Chance 116
VII. The Flight of the Minutes 140
VIII. The Secret Passage 156
IX. The Confession 180
X. The Plan of Retaliation 197
XI. The Conquest 214
XII. The Challenge 236
XIII. The Unexpected 252
XIV. The Broken Sword 267

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

"'Take that rebel alive!' ordered Colden." Frontispiece

"'Give it to the Colonel.'" 82
"Leaned forward on the horse's neck." 111
"'You are too late, Jack!'" 154
"'Go, I say!'" 196
"'I take my leave of this house!'" 248