Rosa Mundi and Other Stories

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Ethel M. Dell. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories

Rosa Mundi and Other Stories

Table of Contents

Rosa Mundi

A Debt of Honour

I

HOPE AND THE MAGICIAN

II

THE VISITOR

III

THE FRIEND IN NEED

IV

HER NATURAL PROTECTOR

V

MORE THAN A FRIEND

VI

HER ENEMY

VII

THE SCRAPE

VIII

BEFORE THE RACE

IX

THE RACE

X

THE ENEMY'S TERMS

XI

WITHOUT DEFENCE

XII

THE PENALTY

XIII

THE CURSE OF THE VALLEY

XIV

HOW THE TALE WAS TOLD

XV

THE NIGHT OF DESPAIR

XVI

THE COMING OF HOPE

THE DELIVERER[1]

I

A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE

II

A RING OF VALUE

III

THE HONEYMOON

IV

A GREVIOUS WOUND

V

A STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY

VI

AN OFFER OF HELP

VII

THE DELIVERER

VIII

AFTER THE ACCIDENT

IX

THE END OF A MYSTERY

X

TAKEN TO TASK

XI

MONEY'S NOT EVERYTHING

XII

AFTERWARDS—LOVE

The Prey of the Dragon

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

The Secret Service Man

I

A TIGHT PLACE

II

A BROKEN FRIENDSHIP

III

DERRICK'S PARADISE

IV

CARLYON DEFENDS HIMSELF

V

A WOMAN'S FORGIVENESS

VI

FIEND OR KING?

VII

THE REAL COLONEL CARLYON

VIII

THE STRANGER ON THE VERANDA

IX

A FIGHT IN THE NIGHT

X

SAVED A SECOND TIME

XI

THE SECRET OUT

The Penalty

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

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Ethel M. Dell

Published by Good Press, 2019

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The natives, though still wary, had lost their abhorrence of the place. They believed that the Magician, as they called him, had woven a spell to keep the evil spirits at a distance. It was known that he was in constant communication with native priests. Moreover, the miss-sahib who dwelt at the bungalow remained unharmed, so it seemed there was nought to fear.

Hope, after a very few months, cut off her hair and wore it short and curly. This also seemed to discourage the evil ones. So at length it appeared that the curse had been removed, or at least placed in abeyance.

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