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ROSA MUNDI

and Other Stories

BY ETHEL M. DELL

AUTHOR OF

The Bars of Iron, The Keeper of the Door,
The Knave of Diamonds, The Obstacle Race,
The Rocks of Valpré, The Way of an Eagle, etc.

CONTENTS

ROSA MUNDI

A DEBT OF HONOR

I.—HOPE AND THE MAGICIAN

II.—THE VISITOR

III.—THE FRIEND IN NEED

IV.—HER NATURAL PROTECTOR

V.—MORE THAN A FRIEND

VI.—HER ENEMY

VII.—THE SCRAPE

VIII.—BEFORE THE RACE

IX.—THE RACE

X.—THE ENEMY'S TERMS

XI.—WITHOUT DEFENCE

XII.—THE PENALTY

XIII.—THE CURSE OF THE VALLEY

XIV.—HOW THE TALE WAS TOLD

XV.—THE NIGHT OF DESPAIR

XVI.—THE COMING OF HOPE

THE DELIVERER

I.—A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE

II.—A RING OF VALUE

III.—THE HONEYMOON

IV.—A GRIEVOUS WOUND

V.—A S