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Title: The Rosary

Author: Florence L. Barclay

Posting Date: April 29, 2009 [EBook #3659]
Release Date: January, 2003
First Posted: July 4, 2001

Language: English

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The Rosary

BY

Florence L. Barclay

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I ENTER--THE DUCHESS
II INTRODUCES THE HONOURABLE JANE
III THE SURPRISE PACKET
IV JANE VOLUNTEERS
V CONFIDENCES
VI THE VEIL IS LIFTED
VII GARTH FINDS HIS ROSARY
VIII ADDED PEARLS
IX LADY INGLEBY'S HOUSE PARTY
X THE REVELATION
XI GARTH FINDS THE CROSS
XII THE DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION
XIII THE ANSWER OF THE SPHINX
XIV IN DERYCK'S SAFE CONTROL
XV THE CONSULTATION
XVI THE DOCTOR FINDS A WAY
XVII ENTER--NURSE ROSEMARY
XVIII THE NAPOLEON OF THE MOORS
XIX THE VOICE IN THE DARKNESS.
XX JANE REPORTS PROGRESS
XXI HARD ON THE SECRETARY
XXII DR. ROB TO THE RESCUE
XXIII THE ONLY WAY
XXIV THE MAN'S POINT OF VIEW
XXV THE DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS
XXVI HEARTS MEET IN SIGHTLESS LAND
XXVII THE EYES GARTH TRUSTED
XXVIII IN THE STUDIO
XXIX JANE LOOKS INTO LOVES MIRROR
XXX "THE LADY PORTRAYED"
XXXI IN LIGHTER VEIN
XXXII AN INTERLUDE
XXXIII "SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN!"
XXXIV "LOVE NEVER FAILETH"
XXXV NURSE ROSEMARY HAS HER REWARD
XXXVI THE REVELATION OF THE ROSARY
XXXVII "IN THE FACE OF THIS CONGREGATION"
XXXVIII PERPETUAL LIGHT

THE ROSARY

CHAPTER I

ENTER THE DUCHESS.

The peaceful stillness of an English summer afternoon brooded over the
park and gardens at Overdene. A hush of moving sunlight and lengthening
shadows lay upon the lawn, and a promise of refreshing coolness made
the shade of the great cedar tree a place to be desired.

The old stone house, solid, substantial, and unadorned, suggeste