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  THE CONTINENTAL DRAGOON.

  by

  R. N. STEPHENS.

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  Works of R. N. STEPHENS.

  An Enemy to the King.The Continental Dragoon.

  _In Press_:The Road to Paris.

  L. C. PAGE AND COMPANY, Publishers,(INCORPORATED)196 Summer St., Boston, Mass.

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  "_'Take that rebel alive!' ordered Colden._"

  Photogravure from original drawing by H. C. Edwards.]

  THE CONTINENTAL DRAGOON

  A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778

  by

  ROBERT NEILSON STEPHENS

  Author of"An Enemy to the King"

  Illustrated by H. C. Edwards

  "Love's born of a glance, I say"

  BostonL. C. Page and Company(Incorporated)1898

  Copyright, 1898By L. C. Page and Company(Incorporated)

  Entered at Stationer's Hall, London

  FIFTH THOUSAND

  Colonial Press:Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.Boston, U. S. A.

  CONTENTS.

  Chapter Page I. The Riders 11 II. The Manor-house 32 III. The Sound of Galloping 50 IV. The Continental Dragoon 65 V. The Black Horse 87 VI. The One Chance 116 VII. The Flight of the Minutes 140 VIII. The Secret Passage 156 IX. The Confession 180 X. The Plan of Retaliation 197 XI. The Conquest 214 XII. The Challenge 236 XIII. The Unexpected 252 XIV. The Broken Sword 267

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

  "'Take that rebel alive!' ordered Colden." Frontispiece

  "'Give it to the Colonel.'" 82 "Leaned forward on the horse's neck." 111 "'You are too late, Jack!'" 154 "'Go, I say!'" 196 "'I take my leave of this house!'" 248