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Title: The Silent Battle

Author: George Gibbs

Release date: April 13, 2017 [eBook #54544]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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THE SILENT BATTLE




THE
SILENT BATTLE

BY

GEORGE GIBBS

AUTHOR OF
THE BOLTED DOOR,
THE FORBIDDEN WAY, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

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NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS


Copyright, 1913, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY


Copyright, 1912, 1913, by the Pictorial Review Company

Printed in the United States of America


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Lost 1
II. Babes in the Woods 11
III. Voices 22
IV. Eden 33
V. Woman and Man 46
VI. The Shadow 60
VII. Allegro 73
VIII. Chicot, the Jester 84
IX. The Lorings 95
X. Mr. Van Duyn Rides Forth 109
XI. The Cedarcroft Set 122
XII. Nellie Pennington Cuts In 136
XIII. Mrs. Pennington’s Brougham 151
XIV. The Junior Member 166
XV. Discovered 177
XVI. Behind the Enemy’s Back 190
XVII. “The Pot and Kettle” 200
XVIII. The Enemy and a Friend 212
XIX. Love on Crutches 225
XX. The Intruder 236
XXI. Temptation 247
XXII. Smoke and Fire 261
XXIII. The Mouse and the Lion 273
XXIV. Diamond Cut Diamond 285
XXV. Deep Water 297
XXVI. Big Business 310
XXVII. Mr. Loring Reflects 323
XXVIII. The Lodestar 338
XXIX. Arcadia Again 350

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“The table rang from end to end with joke and laughter.”
“‘Do tell me something more, Nina. Was she young and pretty?’”
“‘And you never cared for any one else?’”
“‘Father!’ Jane’s ... whisper was at his ear.”

THE SILENT BATTLE