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   2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].






                                   A

                            HERO OF THE PEN.




                                   BY

                               E. WERNER,

              AUTHOR OF "GOOD LUCK," "BROKEN CHAINS," ETC.




                             TRANSLATED BY

                            FRANCES A. SHAW.






                               NEW YORK:
                     R. WORTHINGTON, 750 Broadway.
                                 1880.






                               Copyright
                         WILLIAM F. GILL & CO.
                                 1875.






                                 Trow's
                   Printing and Bookbinding Company,
                        205-213 _East 12th St_.,
                               NEW YORK.






                               CONTENTS.



                               CHAPTER I.

Love and Death


                              CHAPTER II.

A Strange Cavalier


                              CHAPTER III.

Was it Sickness or----?


                              CHAPTER IV.

The Hero of the Pen


                               CHAPTER V.

Face to Face


                              CHAPTER VI.

A Strange Presentment


                              CHAPTER VII.

Lovers, yet Strangers


                             CHAPTER VIII.

The Heiress at Bay


                              CHAPTER IX.

On The Scent


                               CHAPTER X.

For Value Received


                              CHAPTER XI.

The Dawn Of War


                              CHAPTER XII.

A Rocket in the Camp


                             CHAPTER XIII.

The Triumph of Pride


                              CHAPTER XIV.

Farewell


                              CHAPTER XV.

Following the Clue


                              CHAPTER XVI.

An Agonizing Doubt


                             CHAPTER XVII.

The Pen and the Sword


                             CHAPTER XVIII.

The Rival Lovers


                              CHAPTER XIX.

The Lover's Accusation


                              CHAPTER XX.

The