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The call of the night rider

THE CALL OF THE NIGHT RIDER

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A STORY OF THE DAYS OF WILLIAM TYNDALE

BY

ALBERT LEE

AUTHOR OF "THE KEY OF THE HOLY HOUSE" "THE KING'S TREACHERY" "THE FROWN OF MAJESTY" "A THIEF IN THE NIGHT" "THE EARL'S SIGNATURE" ETC. ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

JOHN F. CAMPBELL

MORGAN & SCOTT LTD. 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS LONDON ENGLAND

CONTENTS

CHAP.

I. THE MAN IN THE MEADOW II. THE MAN ON THE STAIRS III. THE PICTURE IN THE FIRE IV. THE COMING OF THE GUARD V. THE MAN IN THE ARCHWAY VI. THE SEARCH VII. THE PASSAGE VIII. THE PRINTER'S WORKSHOP IX. THE MAN BY THE RIVER X. ROYE AND THE INQUISITORS XI. ALONE IN THE CAVERN XII. THE NIGHT RIDE XIII. THE PRISONER XIV. THE FOREST RANGER XV. A DARING DECISION XVI. WITHIN THE CASTLE XVII. THE MAN IN THE DUNGEON XVIII. IN THE CELL XIX. SPOILING THE EGYPTIANS XX. THE FLIGHT FROM THE HOLY HOUSE XXI. THE MILL IN THE FOREST XXII. HERMAN'S RETURN XXIII. IN THE LION'S MOUTH XXIV. THE GREAT ALTERNATIVE XXV. THE COMING OF THE FORESTER XXVI. THE PURCHASE OF THE VAULT XXVII. THE HOUSE ON THE WALL XXVIII. THE NIGHT RIDE IN THE FOREST XXIX. THE NIGHT RIDER'S CALL XXX. THE ELEVENTH HOUR

ILLUSTRATIONS

HERMAN CARRYING TYNDALE TOWARDS THE RIVER BANK ...... Frontispiece

MARGARET LEADING THE WAY THROUGH THE CAVERN (missing from source book)

COCHLAEUS AND THE SOLDIERS SEARCHING THE PRINTER'S WORKSHOP

"THE FAMILIAR FELL LIKE A LOG ON THE STONES AT MY FEET"

"HERMAN DUG IN HIS HEELS, AND THE HORSE GALLOPED PAST"

"MY LORD, THERE IS A SHIP COMING ROUND THE BEND!" THE MAN CRIED BREATHLESSLY

SHE SAW A MAN'S FINGERS CLOSING ROUND THE BARS

"HALT!" CAME THE CRY ON THE NIGHT AIR

THE CALL OF THE NIGHT RIDER

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