JOHN R. EFFINGER, Ph.D. Of the University of Michigan

MARIA DE PADILLA After the painting by Paul Gervais.

THE RITTENHOUSE PRESS PHILADELPHIA

Copyrighted at Washington and entered at Stationers' Hall, London

1907 1908

and printed by arrangement with George Barrie's Sons.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

PREFACE Part First Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Part Second Chapter XII Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX