C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.
Reading edition
Henrietta Street
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY MORRISON AND GIBB LTD., LONDON AND EDINBURGH
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. THE OUTBREAK OF CIVIL WAR
II. COLONEL NICHOLAS FIRESTONE
III. FRIEND OR FOE?
IV. THROUGH THE REBEL LINES
V. CONVOYING THE TREASURE
VI. EDGEHILL
VII. FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH
VIII. OUR ADVENTURE IN LOSTWITHIEL CHURCH
IX. MY MEETING WITH AN OLD FOE
X. ON BOARD THE "EMMA FARLEIGH"
XI. THE "HAPPY ADVENTURE"
XII. THE POWDER MINE
XIII. THE SIEGE OF ASHLEY CASTLE
XIV. SPIKING THE GUNS
XV. THE SECRET PASSAGE
XVI. WITHOUT THE WALLS OF CARISBROOKE
XVII. EXILED
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
The next instant a pair of hands grasped the gunwale, and the dripping head of a man appeared over the side (Frontispiece)
"I sprang into the sea"
Colonel Firestone flung his arms about the man's waist, and dragged him out of his saddle
There was a yell of terror, and the robbers made a frantic effort to rein in their steeds
Seized by the arms and legs, the terrified rogue was hurled into the river
With undiminished speed the horse shot into space
The darting rays fell on my face, and with a stifled cry of terror the soldier turned to flee
Ralph Granville and the pikeman were locked in an unyielding embrace, and, before I could prevent the catastrophe, Ralph was dragged through the embrasure and disappeared