THE ROBBER BARON OF BEDFORD CASTLE

"Aliva recognized on the helmet the crest of the De Beauchamps." Page 143.

CONTENTS

1. By the Banks of Ouse

2. Bletsoe Manor-House

3. How Aliva received a Second Suitor

4. In Bedford Castle

5. In Elstow Abbey

6. A Penitent

7. "*Arcades Ambo*"

8. Justice in Bonds

9. An Unexpected Meeting

10. Through Ouse Marshes

11. Breathing-Time

12. At the Castle of Eaton Socon

13. The Bird in the Cage

14. The Sanctuary Violated

15. Ralph raps at the Castle Gate

16. Within the Castle Walls

17. The King in Council

18. Heard Underground

19. Fears and Hopes

20. Love Laughs at Locksmiths

21. The Castle Falls

22. Ralph to the Rescue

23. A tête-à-tête Ride to Elstow Abbey

24. "*De Mortuis*"

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Aliva recognized on the helmet the crest of the De Beauchamps" . . . . . . Frontispiece.

"The soldiers cast the bailiff into the midst of the fire"

The Robber Baron making his peace with the Church

"Thronging the castle-yard was a crowd of servants and retainers"