



Produced by Al Haines









Through the Postern Gate

_A ROMANCE IN SEVEN DAYS_



By

Florence L. Barclay


Author of

  "The Rosary," "The Mistress of Shenstone,"
  "The Following of the Star," etc



London and New York

G. P. Putnam's Sons

1912




146_th Thousand_



  _Made and Printed in Great Britain by
  The Camelot Press Limited,
  Southampton._




TO

MY MOTHER




Contents


THE FIRST DAY

THE STORY OF LITTLE BOY BLUE


THE SECOND DAY

MISS CHARTERIS TAKES CONTROL


THE THIRD DAY

THE BOY INVADES THE KITCHEN


THE FOURTH DAY

CHRISTOBEL SIGNS HER NAME


THE FIFTH DAY

GUY CHELSEA TAKES CONTROL


THE SIXTH DAY

MISS ANN HAS "_MUCH_ TO SAY"


AN INTERLU