Chapter I: Front Matter

By
_THOMAS A. H. MAWHINNEY_

THE SWORD OF THE HOUSE OF DE MARILLAC
ENGLISH OAK AND SPANISH GOLD

THE MESSENGER
OF THE
BLACK PRINCE

By
THOMAS A. H. MAWHINNEY

Illustrated by
Manning deV. Lee

THE PENN PUBLISHING
COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
1928

COPYRIGHT 1928
BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Made in the U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The King’s Fool 7
II. I Am Attacked in the Woods 22
III. A Visitor in the Night 31
IV. A Trickster 36
V. What I Learned in the Woods 48
VI. We Hunt the Wild Boar 59
VII. The Black Prince 69
VIII. The Silver-Hafted Dagger 82
IX. A Solitary House in the Woods 91
X. The Highwayman of Tours 107
XI. I Find a Companion 117
XII. The Three Crows Inn 123
XIII. The Silver-Hafted Dagger 133
XIV. Pursued 141
XV. The Scrivener Disappears 150
XVI. The Scrivener Turns Traitor 162
XVII. On the Highway 172
XVIII. Escape! 183
XIX. On the Island 190
XX. No Man’s Land 198
XXI. The Defense of the Cave 206
XXII. Trapped! 227
XXIII. The Fight in the Inn 239
XXIV. Besieged 247
XXV. Friends and Enemies 257
XXVI. The Abbot of Chalonnes 270
XXVII. The Black Prince Again 283
XXVIII. Victory ... and Home 292

ILLUSTRATIONS

The Lance Was Almost Torn From His Grasp _Frontispiece_
The Arrow Struck With a Click 78
They Came Into View From Among the Thick Trunks 146
His Countenance Was Black With Anger 218

The Messenger of the Black Prince