Prisoners of Chance
by Randall Parrish
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About this eBook
- Author
- Parrish, Randall, 1858-1923
- Title
- Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France
- Credits
- Produced by Al Haines
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
- Subject
- Adventure stories
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 17856
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17856
- Release Date
- February 25, 2006
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.[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 — ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOR BY THE KINNEYS — CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1908
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.ILLUSTRATIONS — 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.…… Frontispiece — Had I ventured upon a smile at his predicament he would have popped instantly forth again. — "I am the Daughter of the Sun. These are my children, given unto me by the great Sun-god.… None of white blood may set foot in this valley and live." — The woman stood gazing intently down, her red robe sweeping to her feet; below the flaring torches in the hands of her barbaric followers cast their light full upon her. — FOREWORD — Prisoners of Chance — CHAPTER I — THE REQUEST FOR AID — CHAPTER II — A PERILOUS VENTURE — CHAPTER III — A VISIT TO THE FLAG-SHIP — CHAPTER IV — WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR — CHAPTER V — ON THE DECK OF THE "SANTA MARIA" — CHAPTER VI — THE ROLE OF PÈRE CASSATI — CHAPTER VII — THE CHEVALIER DE NOYAN — CHAPTER VIII — FAVORED OF THE GODS — [Illustration: Had I ventured upon a smile at his predicament he would have popped instantly forth again.] — CHAPTER IX — THE BIRTH OF THE DEATH-DAWN — CHAPTER X — A COVERT IN THE CANE — CHAPTER XI — A NIGHT IN THE BOAT — CHAPTER XII — WE LAND AN ODD FISH — CHAPTER XIII — WE GAIN A NEW RECRUIT — CHAPTER XIV — THE MOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS — CHAPTER XV — A PASSAGE AT ARMS — CHAPTER XVI — WE CHANGE OUR COURSE — CHAPTER XVII — WE MEET WITH AN ACCIDENT — CHAPTER XVIII — A HARD DAY'S MARCH — CHAPTER XIX — DEMON, OR WHAT? — CHAPTER XX — BACKS TO THE WALL — CHAPTER XXI — THE STRONGHOLD OF THE NATCHEZ — CHAPTER XXII — PRISONERS IN THE TEMPLE — CHAPTER XXIII — THE VOTE OF DEATH — CHAPTER XXIV — THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN — [Illustration: "I am the Daughter of the Sun. These are my children, given unto me by the great Sun-god.… None of white blood may set foot in this valley and live."] — CHAPTER XXV — A VISITANT FROM THE SUN — CHAPTER XXVI — THE CHRONICLES OF THE NATCHEZ — CHAPTER XXVII — A VENTURE IN THE DARK — CHAPTER XXVIII — SPEECH WITH NALADI — CHAPTER XXIX — IN AND OUT THE SHADOW — CHAPTER XXX — UNDERGROUND — CHAPTER XXXI — WE MOUNT THE CLIFF — CHAPTER XXXII — CHIEF PRIEST OF THE SUN — CHAPTER XXXIII — PÈRE ANDRÉ LAFOSSIER — CHAPTER XXXIV — THE TALE OF THE PRIEST — CHAPTER XXXV — NIGHT AND THE SAVAGES — [Illustration: The woman gazing intently down, her red robe sweeping to her feet; below the flaring torches in the hands of her barbaric followers cast their light full upon her.] — CHAPTER XXXVI — THE INTERFERENCE OF THE JESUIT — CHAPTER XXXVII — THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD
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