CONTENTSBOOK ICHAPTER I THE RETURNED TRAVELER II AT SADLER'S WELLS III JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON IV THE POINT OF HONOR V DIVERS EMPLOYMENTS OF JOHN LAW VI THE RESOLUTION OF MR. LAW VII TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERINGVIII CATHARINE KNOLLYS IX IN SEARCH OF THE QUARREL X THE RUMOR OF THE QUARREL XI AS CHANCE DECREED XII FOR FELONYXIII THE MESSAGE XIV PRISONERS XV IF THERE WERE NEED XVI THE ESCAPEXVII WHITHERBOOK II I THE DOOR OF THE WEST II THE STORM III AU LARGE IV THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS V MESSASEBE VI MAIZE VII THE BRINK OF CHANGEVIII TOUS SAUVAGES IX THE DREAM X BY THE HILT OF THE SWORD XI THE IROQUOIS XII PRISONERS OF THE IROQUOISXIII THE SACRIFICE XIV THE EMBASSY XV THE GREAT PEACEBOOK III I THE GRAND MONARQUE II EVER SAID SHE NAY III SEARCH THOU MY HEART IV THE REGENT'S PROMISE V A DAY OF MIRACLES VI THE GREATEST NEED VII THE MIRACLE UNWROUGHTVIII THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT IX THE NEWS X MASTER AND MAN XI THE BREAKING OF THE BUBBLE XII THAT WHICH REMAINEDXIII THE QUALITY OF MERCYBOOK IENGLANDCHAPTER ITHE RETURNED TRAVELER"Gentlemen, this is America!"The speaker cast upon the cloth-covered table a singular object, whoselike none of those present had ever seen. They gathered about and bentover it curiously."This is that America," the speaker repeated. "Here you have it,barbaric, wonderful, abounding!"With sudden gesture he swept his hand among the gold coin that lay onthe gaming table. He thrust into the mouth of the object before him ahandful of louis d'or and English sovereigns. "There is your America,"said he. "It runs over with gold. No man may tell its richness. Itsbeauty you can not imagine."