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قراءة كتاب A Son of the Immortals
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A Son
of the Immortals
By
LOUIS TRACY
Author of "The Stowaway," "The Message,"
"The Wings of the Morning," etc.
Illustrations by
HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY
New York
Edward J. Clode
Publisher
Copyright, 1909, by
EDWARD J. CLODE
Entered at Stationers' Hall
The sight of Alec and his fair burden brought a cheer from the crowdFrontispiece
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Fortune Teller | 1 |
| II. | Monseigneur | 22 |
| III. | In the Orient Express | 44 |
| IV. | The White City | 64 |
| V. | Felix Surmounts a Difficulty | 89 |
| VI. | Joan Goes into Society | 112 |
| VII. | Joan Becomes the Victim of Circumstances | 132 |
| VIII. | Showing How the King Kept His Appointment | 154 |
| X. | Wherein the Shadows Deepen | 196 |
| XI. | Joan Decides | 221 |
| XII. | The Storm Breaks | 241 |
| XIII. | Wherein a Reason Is Given for Joan's Flight | 263 |
| XIV. | The Broken Treaty | 284 |
| XV. | The Envoy | 310 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| The sight of Alec and his fair burden brought a cheer from the crowd | Frontispiece |
| PAGE | |
| "Gentlemen, here stands Alexis Delgrado" | 75 |
| Beaumanoir and Felix fortified the position | 153 |
| Joan laughed at Alec's masterful methods | 199 |
| Stampoff saluted the King in silence | 268 |
| In a few minutes the three were securely bound | 298 |
| He felt the thrill that ran through her veins | 306 |
A SON OF THE IMMORTALS
CHAPTER I
THE FORTUNE TELLER
On a day in May, not so long ago, Joan Vernon, coming out into the sunshine from her lodging in the Place de la Sorbonne, smiled a morning greeting to the statue of Auguste Comte, founder of Positivism. It would have puzzled her to explain what Positivism meant, or why it