The showman, crying his attractions, lifted up his voice at the flap of his tent. So, at this, the entrance to that which is within, those who stop to read may gain a hint of what is beyond. Only a little, though, to whet your appetite and make you wish for more, it is to be hoped.
PREFACE
The showman, crying his attractions, lifted up his voice at the flap of his tent. So, at this, the entrance to that which is within, those who stop to read may gain a hint of what is beyond. Only a little, though, to whet your appetite and make you wish for more, it is to be hoped.
So, then, this is a tale of love, of witchcraft, and of fighting. A tale of a brave man, and as brave a maid. Herein may be found the doings of witch-finders, Puritans and Indians. Also there is set down the struggle of two men for the love of a woman, and it may be learned who won. You may read of the lifting of the great rock, of the killing of the serpent, of the battle at the fort, of the trial of death, and the bursting of the mighty press. This much and more, until the tale is at an end.
The author hopes you, reader, and the many of you who make up the public, will like the story. He has tried to make it interesting. If it serves to help you pass a pleasant hour or two, the writer will have accomplished his purpose.
So, then, having had patience thus far, you may enter, and read.
H. R. G.
PREFACE
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CHAPTER I. THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION
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CHAPTER II. OF THE SCARLET SNOW
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CHAPTER III. THE TRIAL
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CHAPTER IV. HOW I CAST THE KNIFE
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CHAPTER V. OF THE STONE BY THE BROOK
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CHAPTER VI. LUCILLE
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CHAPTER VII. OF THE HORSEMAN ON THE BEACH
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CHAPTER VIII. THE BATTLE AT THE FORT
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CHAPTER IX. HOW THE FRENCH TOOK PEMAQUID
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CHAPTER X. THE MAN AT THE INN
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CHAPTER XI. A MAN AND HIS WIFE
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CHAPTER XII. THE TIME OF PERIL
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CHAPTER XIII. IN SALEM GAOL
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CHAPTER XIV. A SENTENCE OF DEATH
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CHAPTER XV. PEINE FORTE ET DURE
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CHAPTER XVI. HOW WE BROKE GAOL
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CHAPTER XVII. THE NEWS NANETTE BROUGHT ME
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CHAPTER XVIII. HOW THE EAGLE SAILED
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CHAPTER XIX. HOW I FOUND LUCILLE
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CHAPTER XX. A WATCH IN THE NIGHT
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CHAPTER XXI. OF THE VOYAGE OF LUCILLE
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CHAPTER XXII. A DUEL ON THE SANDS
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CHAPTER XXIII. SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT
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CHAPTER XXIV. HOW SIMON KEPT HIS OATH
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CHAPTER XXV. IN THE NAME OF THE KING
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CHAPTER XXVI. THE LAST FIGHT
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CHAPTER XXVII. SIMON
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CHAPTER XXVIII. THE END OF CAPTAIN AMHERST
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CHAPTER XXIX. AN ORDER FROM THE KING
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CHAPTER XXX. LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY
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