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“‘THE SWORD AND THE CRUCIFIX,’ WHISPERED DE SANCERRE,
POINTING TO THE SOLDIER AND THE PRIEST”
With
Sword and Crucifix
Being an Account of the Strange Adventures of
Count Louis de Sancerre, Companion of Sieur
de la Salle, on the Lower Mississippi
in the Year of Grace 1682
BY
EDWARD S. VAN ZILE
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
1900
Copyright, 1899, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved.
[iii]
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | In which a Great Explorer Listens atMidnight to a Tale of Love | 1 |
| II. | In which de Sancerre is Confronted by aMystery | 9 |
| III. | In which a Maiden Shows Her Heart | 18 |
| IV. | In which de la Salle Reaches a FatefulDecision | 26 |
| V. | In which a Daughter Grants a Father’sWish | 33 |
| VI. | In which Juan Rodriquez Undergoes anUnpleasant Half-hour | 40 |
| VII. | In which Juan Rodriquez Takes His Revenge | 49 |
| VIII. | In which Satan has His Way with theConcepcion | 58 |
| IX. | In which Two Children of the Sun Astonisha Scoundrel | 64 |
| X. | In which the Cross is Carried to a Cityof Idolaters | 72 |
| XI. | In which the Brother of the Sun Welcomesthe Children of the Moon | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |