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A Soldier of the Legion (Classic Reprint)
A Soldier of the Legion - Classic Reprint Author:C. N. Williamson A SOLDIER OF THE LEGION — CHAPTER I — the telegram — It was the great ball of the season at Fort Ellsworth. For a special reason it had begun unusually late; but, though the eighth dance was on, the great event of the evening had not happened yet. Until that should happen, the rest, charming though it might be, was a mere curtain-raiser to keep men... more » amused before the first act of the play.
The band of the -th was playing the "Merry Widow'* waltz, still a favourite at the fort, and only one of the officers was not dancing. All the others - young, middle-aged, and even elderly - were gliding more or less gracefully, more or less happily, over the waxed floor of the big, white-walled, flag-draped hall where Fort Ellsworth had its concerts, theatricals, small hops, and big balls. Encircled by their uniformed arms were the wives and sisters of brother officers, ladies whom they saw every day, or girls from the adjacent town of Omallaha, whom they could see nearly every day if they took the t
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; CHAPTEE PAGE; I The Telegram 3; n The Blow 15; III The Last Act of " Girls' Love " 34; IV The Upper Berth 45; V The Night of Storms 58; VI The News 71; VII Sir Knight 80; VIII On the Station Platform 95; IX The Colonel of the Legion 106; X The Voice of the Legion 117; XI Four Eyes 132; XII No 1033 143; XIII The Agha's Rose 148; XIV Two on the Roof 163; XV The Secret Link 173; XVI The Beetle 189; XVII The Mission 203; XVIII Gone 223; viii CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAG*; XIX What Happened at Dawn 228; XX The Beauty Doctor242; XXI The Eleventh Hour254; XXII The Heart of Max263; XXIII " Where the Strange Roads Go Down " 278; XXIV The MaO Music285; XXV Corporal St George, Deserter 294; XXVI Sanda's Wedding Night302; XXVII The Only Friend317; XXVIII Sanda Speaks332; XXIX Out of the Dream, a Plan346; XXX The Play of Cross Purposes 351; XXXI The Gift368