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THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO
BY ANTHONY HOPE
AUTHOR OF THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, ETC.
WITH PHOTOGRAVURE FRONTISPIECE BY S. W. VAN SCHAICK
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1895
Copyright, 1895,
By ANTHONY HOPE.
Copyright, 1895,
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
TO THE HONOURABLE SIR HENRY HAWKINS.
My dear Sir Henry:
It gives me very great pleasure to be allowed to dedicate this book toyou. I hope you will accept it as a token of thanks for much kindness,of your former Marshal's pleasant memory of his service, and of sincererespect for a clear-sighted, firm, and compassionate Judge.
Your affectionate cousin,
A. H. H.London, August, 1895.
Behold! She is free.
Chapter V.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I.— | How Count Antonio took to the hills | 1 |
| II.— | Count Antonio and the traitor prince | 39 |
| III.— | Count Antonio and the Prince of Mantivoglia | 71 |
| IV.— | Count Antonio and the wizard's drug | 116 |
| V.— | Count Antonio and the sacred bones | 158 |
| VI.— | Count Antonio and the hermit of the vault |