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With a spring, as sudden and noiseless as a panther's, Whitcomb
grappled with the man, knocking the revolver from his hand upon the bed.
A quick, desperate, silent struggle followed. Whitcomb suddenly reached
for the revolver; as he did so Darrell saw a flash of steel in the dim light
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The Untilled Field

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THE TRAITORS

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HEOS is one of the oldest, smallest, most conservative and aristocratic kingdoms in Europe. In spite of these facts, the people had deposed their king and elected a president, who proved to be a mercenary wretch and plotted to sell Theos to Russia. plans were discovered in time and he fled. Having had more than enough of republican government, the people call the Duke of Reist to the throne. Disregarding his sister's protest, the Duke persuades the people to restore the ancient line, and, as their representative, goes to London to find and offer the crown to Prince Ughtred. He accepts, and an exciting race for the capital follows, in which Walter Brand, an English journalist, plays an important part in outwitting the Russian spies and agents. Foiled in her attempt to prevent the coronation of Ughtred, Russia next tries to make a cat's-paw of Turkey, the ancient enemy and neighbor of Theos, and only too glad of the supposed opportunity to annihilate the brave little nation. The Countess of Reist, the sister of the Duke, and the highest lady in the land next to the Queen, led by pride and ambition, goes to the very verge of becoming a traitor to her King and inducing her brother to join her, but sees her horrible mistake just in time and sacrifices her pride to her love for Walter Brand. The King, by his statecraft and his soldierly qualities, saves his kingdom, and wins the right to depart from a constitutional principle and share his throne with the woman he loves, beautiful Sara Van Vecht, the daughter of a wealthy American, who brings to him a dower few European princesses could command.

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