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Title: Prisoners of Chance
The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman,
through His Love for a Lady of France

Author: Randall Parrish

Illustrator: The Kinneys

Release Date: February 25, 2006 [EBook #17856]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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[Frontispiece: I could merely clasp the hands she gave so unreservedly
into my keeping, gaze into the depths of her dark eyes, and murmur a
few broken words of confidence and farewell.]

PRISONERS OF CHANCE

THE STORY OF WHAT BEFELL GEOFFREY BENTEEN, BORDERMAN, THROUGH HIS LOVE
FOR A LADY OF FRANCE

BY

RANDALL PARRISH

Author of "When Wilderness was King," "My Lady of the North," "Bob
Hampton of Placer," etc.

ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOR BY THE KINNEYS

CHICAGO

A. C. McCLURG & CO.

1908

COPYRIGHT

A. C. McCLURG & CO.

1908

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London

All rights reserved

Published March 28, 1908

THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

CHAPTER

I THE REQUEST FOR AID
II A PERILOUS VENTURE
III A VISIT TO THE FLAG-SHIP
IV WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR
V ON THE DECK OF THE "SANTA MARIA"
VI THE ROLE OF PERE CASSATI
VII THE CHEVALIER DE NOYAN
VIII FAVORED OF THE GODS
IX THE BIRTH OF THE DEATH-DAWN
X A COVERT IN THE CANE
XI A NIGHT IN THE BOAT
XII WE LAND AN ODD FISH
XIII WE GAIN A NEW RECRUIT
XIV THE MOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS
XV A PASSAGE AT ARMS
XVI WE CHANGE OUR COURSE
XVII WE MEET WITH AN ACCIDENT
XVIII A HARD DAY'S MARCH
XIX DEMON, OR WHAT?
XX BACKS TO THE WALL
XXI THE STRONGHOLD OF THE NATCHEZ
XXII PRISONERS IN THE TEMPLE
XXIII THE VOTE OF DEATH
XXIV THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN
XXV A VISITANT FROM THE SUN
XXVI THE CHRONICLES OF THE NATCHEZ
XXVII A VENTURE IN THE DARK
XXVIII SPEECH WITH NALADI
XXIX IN AND OUT THE SHADOW
XXX UNDER