The Sword of Wealth
By
Henry Wilton Thomas
Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1906
Copyright, 1906
BY
HENRY WILTON THOMAS
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | —The Unexpected Man | 1 |
| II. | —Tarsis | 20 |
| III. | —A Dream Realised | 35 |
| IV. | —A Fact of Life | 48 |
| V. | —The Scales of Honour | 63 |
| VI. | —A Censored Despatch | 73 |
| VII. | —A Message from Rome | 84 |
| VIII. | —A Wedding Journey | 97 |
| IX. | —A Seed of Gratitude | 109 |
| X. | —The Door of Fra Pandole | 128 |
| XI. | —By Royal Command | 136 |
| XII. | —An Unbidden Guest | 158 |
| XIII. | —An Industrial Incident | 166 |
| XIV. | —An Hour of Reckoning | 179 |
| XV. | —A Bill Payable | 189 |
| XVI. |