The Colonel of the Red Huzzars

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John Reed Scott. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars

The Colonel of the Red Huzzars

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"You are a soldier—an American officer?" she said, suddenly … … Frontispiece

THE COLONEL OF. THE RED HUZZARS

I

A PICTURE AND A WAGER

II

CONCERNING ANCESTORS

III

IN DORNLITZ AGAIN

IV

THE SALUTE OF A COUSIN

V

THE SALUTE OF A FRIEND

VI

THE SIXTH DANCE

VII

AN EARLY MORNING RIDE

VIII

THE LAWS OF THE DALBERGS

IX

THE DECISION

X

THE COLONEL OF THE RED HUZZARS

[Illustration: Then, as he unbent, his eyes rested on me for the first time.]

XI

THE FATALITY OF MOONLIGHT

XII

LEARNING MY TRADE

XIII

IN THE ROYAL BOX

XIV

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

XV

HER WORD AND HER CERTIFICATE

XVI

THE PRINCESS ROYAL SITS AS JUDGE

XVII

PITCH AND TOSS

XVIII

ANOTHER ACT IN THE PLAY

XIX

MY COUSIN, THE DUKE

XX

A TRICK OF FENCE

XXI

THE BAL MASQUE

XXII

BLACK KNAVE AND WHITE

[Illustration: Then our swords fell to talking in the garden of the masked ball.]

XXIII

AT THE INN OF THE TWISTED PINES

XXIV

THE END OF THE PLAY

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John Reed Scott

Published by Good Press, 2019

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Most of these facts were already known to me. Those of latest happening came to Courtney from the State Department on the eve of our sailing.

"It looks like a one-battle war," he had observed.

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