THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE

CONTENTS


BOOK I

CHAPTER

I THE RETURNED TRAVELER
II AT SADLER'S WELLS
III JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON
IV THE POINT OF HONOR
V DIVERS EMPLOYMENTS OF JOHN LAW
VI THE RESOLUTION OF MR. LAW
VII TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING
VIII CATHARINE KNOLLYS
IX IN SEARCH OF THE QUARREL
X THE RUMOR OF THE QUARREL
XI AS CHANCE DECREED
XII FOR FELONY
XIII THE MESSAGE
XIV PRISONERS
XV IF THERE WERE NEED
XVI THE ESCAPE
XVII WHITHER


BOOK II

I THE DOOR OF THE WEST
II THE STORM
III AU LARGE
IV THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS
V MESSASEBE
VI MAIZE
VII THE BRINK OF CHANGE
VIII TOUS SAUVAGES
IX THE DREAM
X BY THE HILT OF THE SWORD
XI THE IROQUOIS
XII PRISONERS OF THE IROQUOIS
XIII THE SACRIFICE
XIV THE EMBASSY
XV THE GREAT PEACE


BOOK III

I THE GRAND MONARQUE
II EVER SAID SHE NAY
III SEARCH THOU MY HEART
IV THE REGENT'S PROMISE
V A DAY OF MIRACLES
VI THE GREATEST NEED
VII THE MIRACLE UNWROUGHT
VIII THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT
IX THE NEWS
X MASTER AND MAN
XI THE BREAKING OF THE BUBBLE
XII THAT WHICH REMAINED
XIII THE QUALITY OF MERCY




BOOK I

ENGLAND


CHAPTER I

THE RETURNED TRAVELER


"Gentlemen, this is America!"

The speaker cast upon the cloth-covered table a singular object, whose
like none of those present had ever seen. They gathered about and bent
over it curiously.

"This is that America," the speaker repeated. "Here you have it,
barbaric, wonderful, abounding!"

With sudden gesture he swept his hand among the gold coin that lay on
the gaming table. He thrust into the mouth of the object before him a
handful of louis d'or and English sovereigns. "There is your America,"
said he. "It runs over with gold. No man may tell its richness. Its
beauty you can not imagine."