TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.
Reading edition
Sydney C. Grier was the pseudonym of Hilda Caroline Gregg.
This book is part of the author’s “Balkan Series II.” The series, in order, being: The Heir, The Heritage, and The Prize.
Alterations to the text:
Note: minor spelling and hyphenization inconsistencies (e.g. thunderstruck/thunder-struck, rank-and-file/rank and file, etc.) have been preserved.
[Title Page]
Add brief note indicating this novel’s position in the series. See above.
[Chapter VI]
Change “You musn’t be so doleful” to mustn’t.
[Chapter IX]
“detention in the court yard” to courtyard.
[Chapter XIV]
“it may be necessary any day to to get all our forces together” delete one to.
[Chapter XVI]
“there was no gurantee of even temporary safety” to guarantee.
[Chapter XX]
“for the poor starving peeple around” to people.
[Chapter XXI]
“Wyllie transferred his whole force” to Wylie.
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