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Title: Truxton King
A Story of Graustark

Author: George Barr McCutcheon

Release Date: December 7, 2004 [EBook #14284]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "'DON'T YOU KNOW ANY BETTER THAN TO COME IN HERE?'
DEMANDED THE PRINCE"]

TRUXTON KING
A STORY _of_ GRAUSTARK

BY
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

Author of "Graustark"
"Beverly of Graustark"
etc.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY HARRISON FISHER

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
1909

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I TRUXTON KING 1
II A MEETING OF THE CABINET 23
III MANY PERSONS IN REVIEW 40
IV TRUXTON TRESPASSES 59
V THE COMMITTEE OF TEN 80
VI INGOMEDE THE BEAUTIFUL 94
VII AT THE WITCH'S HUT 114
VIII LOOKING FOR AN EYE 130
IX STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES 147
X THE IRON COUNT 161
XI UNDER THE GROUND 177
XII A NEW PRISONER ARRIVES 190
XIII A DIVINITY SHAPES 205
XIV ON THE RIVER 219
XV THE GIRL IN THE RED CLOAK 231
XVI THE MERRY VAGABOND 245
XVII THE THROWING OF THE BOMB 263
XVIII TRUXTON ON PARADE 278
XIX TRUXTON EXACTS A PROMISE 295
XX BY THE WATER-GATE 312
XXI THE RETURN 329
XXII THE LAST STAND 345
XXIII "YOU WILL BE MRS. KING" 357

ILLUSTRATIONS

"'Don't you know any better than
to come in here?' demanded the
Prince" (page 67) _Frontispiece_

"'You are the only man to whom I
feel sure that I can reveal myself
and be quite understood'" _Facing page_ 104

"'Bobby! Don't be foolish. How
could I be in love with _him_?'" 158

"'His Majesty appears to have--ahem--gone
to sleep,' remarked
the Grand Duke tartly" 366

TRUXTON KING A STORY