



Produced by Al Haines









MY SWORD'S MY FORTUNE

A STORY OF OLD FRANCE


BY

HERBERT HAYENS




LONDON AND GLASGOW

COLLINS' CLEAR-TYPE PRESS

1904




Contents.


Chapter

      I.  I Go to Paris
     II.  La Boule d'Or
    III.  I Enter the Astrologer's House
     IV.  I Meet the Cardinal
      V.  The Reception at the Luxembourg
     VI.  Was I Mistaken?
    VII.  The Cardinal takes an Evening Walk
   VIII.  The Plot is Discovered
     IX.  I Meet with an Exciting Adventure
      X.  Pillot to the Rescue
     XI.  A Scheme that Went Amiss
    XII.  I have a Narrow Escape
   XIII.  I again Encounter Maubranne
    XIV.  I Fall into a Trap
     XV.  Under Watch and Ward
    XVI.  I become a Prisoner of the Bastille
   XVII.  Free!
  XVIII.  The Fight on the Staircase
    XIX.  I Lose all Trace of Henri
     XX.  News at Last
    XXI.  The Death of Henri
   XXII.  The Mob Rises
  XXIII.  The Ladies Leave Paris
   XXIV.  Captain Courcy Outwitted
    XXV.  I Miss a Grand Opportunity
   XXVI.  "Vive le Roi!"
  XXVII.  The King Visits Raoul
 XXVIII.  "Remember the Porte St. Antoine"
   XXIX.  Mazarin Triumphant



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