Front matter
Reading edition
by
FERGUS HUME
Author of "The Lone Inn," "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab,"
"The Chinese Jar," Etc.
NEW YORK
THE CASSELL PUBLISHING CO.
31 East 17th Street (Union Square)
Copyright, 1894, by
FERGUS HUME.
Copyright, 1895, by
THE CASSELL PUBLISHING CO.
All rights reserved.
THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
Oh, mothers, wisely sang ye, When oft we went astray, "Ye weave the ropes to hang ye, Ye forge the swords to slay." The ropes we wove so gladly, Have robbed us of our breath, The swords we forged so madly, Have smitten us to death.