QUEBEC, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, CAPE BRETON A PERFECT TRACK STEAM HEAT FROM LOCOMOTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT SCENIC ROUTE SAFETY, SPEED, COMFORT FACTS SPIKED DOWN
THAT
The Intercolonial Railway
connectingHALIFAX, ST. JOHN,SYDNEYandQUEBEC
IS THE POPULAR ROUTE FOR SUMMER TRAVEL.
UNEQUALLED FOR MAGNIFICENT SCENERY.
Starting at QUEBEC it skirts for TWO HUNDRED MILES the MAJESTIC ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, thence through the FAMOUS LAKE, MOUNTAIN and VALLEY region of the
METAPEDIA AND RESTICOUCHE RIVERS
and on to the WORLD-RENOWNED BRAS D'OR LAKES in Cape Breton.
Connecting at Point du Chene, N. B., and Picton, N. S., for PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, "THE GARDEN OF THE GULF."
No other railway in America presents to PLEASURE SEEKERS, INVALIDS and SPORTSMEN so many unrivalled attractions.
The ONLY ALL RAIL ROUTE between HALIFAX and ST. JOHN.
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"Natural Gas Route." The Popular Short Line
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Direct Connections for all Points East, West, North and South.
THE ONLY LINE TRAVERSING
THE GREAT NATURAL GAS AND OIL FIELDS
Of Ohio and Indiana, giving the patrons of thisPopular Routean opportunity to witness the grand sight from the train as they pass through. Great fields covered with tanks, in which are stored millions of gallons of oil,Natural Gaswells shooting their flames high in the air, and the most beautiful cities, fairly alive with glass and all kinds of factories.
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There is little need of emphasizing the FACT that theMaine CentralRailroadHas been the developer ofBar Harbor, and has made this incomparable summer home theCrown of the Atlantic Coast.AND MOREOVER:The Natural Wonders of the White Mountains,The Wierd Grandeur of the Dixville Notch,The Quaint Ways and Scenes of Quebec,The Multifarious Attractions of Montreal,The Elegance of Poland Springs,The Inexhaustible Fishing of Rangeley,The Unique Scenery of Moosehead,The Remarkable Healthfulness of St. Andrews.Are all within contact of the ever-lengthening arms of the Maine Central Railroad.The Renowned Vacation Line.Or, to those who enjoy Ocean Sailing, the statement is made that the pioneer line along the coast of Maine, making numerous landings at picturesque points, almost encircling the Island of Mt. Desert is thePortland, Mt. Desert andMachias Steamboat Co.The New, Large and Luxurious Steamer, "Frank Jones," makes, during the summer season, two round trips per week between Portland, Rockland, Bar Harbor and Machiasport.Illustrated outlines, details of transportation, and other information upon application toF. E. BOOTHBY,G. P. and T. Agt.Portland, Me.GEO. F. EVANS,Gen. Mgr.
There is little need of emphasizing the FACT that the
Maine CentralRailroad
Has been the developer ofBar Harbor, and has made this incomparable summer home the
Crown of the Atlantic Coast.
AND MOREOVER:
The Natural Wonders of the White Mountains,The Wierd Grandeur of the Dixville Notch,The Quaint Ways and Scenes of Quebec,The Multifarious Attractions of Montreal,The Elegance of Poland Springs,The Inexhaustible Fishing of Rangeley,The Unique Scenery of Moosehead,The Remarkable Healthfulness of St. Andrews.
Are all within contact of the ever-lengthening arms of the Maine Central Railroad.
The Renowned Vacation Line.
Or, to those who enjoy Ocean Sailing, the statement is made that the pioneer line along the coast of Maine, making numerous landings at picturesque points, almost encircling the Island of Mt. Desert is the
Portland, Mt. Desert andMachias Steamboat Co.
The New, Large and Luxurious Steamer, "Frank Jones," makes, during the summer season, two round trips per week between Portland, Rockland, Bar Harbor and Machiasport.
Illustrated outlines, details of transportation, and other information upon application to
BY VICTORIEN SARDOU.
A Novelization of the Celebrated Play,
BY A. D. HALL.
TheNew York Worldsays: To "dramatize" a novel is common work, to "novelize" a play comparatively rare. The latest in this line is "Gismonda," in which Miss Fanny Davenport has been so successful, and Mr. A. D. Hall has told the story in a very interesting manner.
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BY BICKNELL DUDLEY
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Louisville Courier-Journal: It is a thoroughly readable novel that Bicknell Dudley has contributed to current literature under the title of "A Gentleman from Gascony." Although the title recalls Stanley Weyman's "Gentleman of France" and the scenes of both stories are laid in the time of Henri of Navarre, they are not alike, save in the fact that both the "Gentleman of France," and the "Gentleman from Gascony" are heroes in the fullest sense of the term from a romantic standpoint.
Pittsburgh Press: Bicknell Dudley has written another story, based on French history, around the time of the St. Bartholomew massacre. It is a tale of adventure with a single hero, who embodies in himself the wile of an Aramis, the strength of a Porthos, and the gallantry of a D'Artagnan. The adventures of the Chevalier de Puycadere are, even if impossible in these days, still redolent of the times of knight errantry, when every good sword won its way and was faithful. Although he was an illustrious chevalier both in love and war, he was certainly no chevalier d'industrie, and happily comes out triumphant.
The Argus, Albany, N. Y.: The hero is a young Gascon full of dash and courage, of good blood but impoverished estates, who comes to Paris to seek his fortune. This he accomplishes after many adventures, sometimes by bravado, sometimes by bravery. There is a strong love story between Gabrielle de Vrissac, a maid of honor to the Queen of Navarre, and the Gascon, Raoul de Puycadere. Many historical characters figure among them—Henri of Navarre, Marguerite de Valois, Catherine de Medicis, and Charles IX., and Admiral Coliquy. The author, Bicknell Dudley, exhibits literary ability of the very first order.
Baltimore American: "A Gentleman from Gascony," by Bicknell Dudley. This is a tale of the time of Charles IX., the story opening in the year 1572. Raoul de Puycadere is of a noble family, but his possessions have been squandered by his ancestors, and he leaves for Paris to better his position at court. He arrives on the eve of the massacre of St. Bartholomew, and his lady love, Gabrielle, having heard of the contemplated killing, binds a sign on his arm to protect him. By great good luck he is made equerry to the King of Navarre, and between his duties as equerry and his lovemaking passes through many exciting adventures.
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"A well-told tale of sustained interest and dramatic character."—Sacramento Record-Union.
"The author tells the story of an old bachelor's love. He gets well along in life invulnerable to Cupid's dart, and then he detects the woman of his heart's choice in an attempt upon the life of his bosom friend, to avenge an imaginary wrong. It is very true to life."—Atlanta Journal.
"'Richard Forrest, Bachelor,' is after the style of 'Mr. Barnes of New York,' but is rather better written."—Hartford Times.
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Transcriber's Note:The cover the source copy of this book was badly damaged, with missing pieces and a scrawled message from a previous owner. The image has been hand-restored by the transcriber using a clone tool and textual elements from other volumes in the series. The modified image is placed into the public domain. This should be a reasonably accurate representation of the original image, but it is not 100% authentic.This story was originally serialized in Street & Smith'sNew York Weeklyfrom July 4, 1881 to September 26, 1881.Added table of contents.Some inconsistent hyphenation (e.g. "chambermaid" vs. "chamber-maid") has been retained from the original.Archaic spellings ("vail", "staid", etc.) retained from the original.Several missing periods and a letter 'y' (probably attributable to light printing) have been added to the "Catalogue" on the inside front cover.Page 14, corrected comma to period after "husband, Senator Winans."Page 16, inserted "as" into "cold as death."Page 17, corrected "you" to "your" in "your wishes are always mine, Paul."Page 18, added missing close single quote after "I told you so?"Page 22, corrected typographical errorg "peaae" in "domestic peace and love."Page 24, corrected comma to period after "I think I am mad to-night."Page 31, added missing close single quote after "when I was a little child?"Page 32, corrected "ole miss'" to "ole mis'" for consistency in 'from the said "ole mis'."' Corrected Mars to Marse in "Glad to see you, Marse Bruce." Corrected typographical error "commennted" in "commented the merry little darkey."Page 35, corrected "Gray" to "Grey" in "passionate love for Grace Grey." Corrected typographical error "worldy" in "scruple of worldly pride." Removed unnecessary comma after "splendid" in "dreary, splendid home."Page 42, corrected typographical error "tesolve" in "resolve was taken."Page 43, corrected "Gray" to "Grey" in "when Grace Grey had."Page 46, added missing close quote after "Miss Story!" Changed "you" to "your" in "your contemptible innuendoes."Page 50, grammatical mismatch between "consequences" and "has" retained from original.Page 51, corrected "had have" to "have had" in "ought to have had more manliness."Page 54, added missing quote before "or his servants would not." Removed unnecessary comma after "honest black face."Page 56, added missing quote after "Waiting!" Corrected "William" to "Willard" in "Willard Clendenon could not withhold."Page 57, corrected typographical error "conjucture" in "the scandal, the conjecture."Page 61, removed duplicate "and" from "and try, do."Page 62, corrected "Child Harold" to "Childe Harold" at head of chapter VIII.Page 64, changed "wrong" to "wronged" in "poor wronged and injured girl."Page 65, retained unusual contraction "musn't" from original.Page 67, corrected typographical error "your" in "the man you're talking of."Page 68, changed ! to ? after "that new song I sent you yesterday?"Page 70, removed stray period and space before question mark in "her husband again?"Page 72, corrected typographical error "privilged" in "privileged domestic."Page 73, corrected typographical error "embarassing" in "momentary embarrassing silence."Page 79, changed ? to ! after "What a long speech this is!"Page 80, retained unusual spelling "skillfuly" from original.Page 81, corrected comma to period after "first saw Grace."Page 84, corrected double "whom" in "whom he had left talking."Page 87, corrected "pean" to "pæan." Removed unnecessary quote before "That other!"Page 90, corrected comma to period after "alien from your heart."Page 93, removed unnecessary quote before "Well" in "that affair. Well."Page 100, moved quote from after "Ah!" to before it in "Ah! Fontenay."Page 101, changed single to double quote after "No—yes."Page 112, corrected typographical error "brused" in "her brused heart."Page 120, corrected single to double quote before "a single stream of all her soft brown hair."Page 123, corrected typographical error "Gethsemene" in "Garden of Gethsemane." Added missing close single quote after "seek and ye shall find."Page 125, added missing close quote after ""And, indeed, Grace."Page 128, corrected comma to period after "you—have not seen you."Page 130, corrected typographical error "alway" in "They always remind me."Page 136, corrected typographical error "dimunitive" in "a diminutive silver comb."Page 138, corrected comma to period after "keep it from breaking."Page 144, removed unnecessary period betweenad infinitumand question mark.Page 147, corrected "Mr." to "Mrs." in "Mrs. Conway, who was very well pleased."Page 149, added missing quote before "this is——"Page 154, removed duplicate "and often" from "and often society was scandalized."Page 156, retained unusual spelling "detatched" from original. Added missing quote before "And this was about the time."Page 157, corrected "Pure as due" to "Pure as dew" and "Winan's" to "Winans'" in "Paul Winans' pictured face."Page 158, added missing close quote after "It is allrue!"Page 159, corrected "thing" to "things" in "how evanescent are all things."Page 162, added missing quote before "It is rather a nice little jaunt."Page 164, corrected typographical error "Bt" in "But no, I shall not die."Page 165, corrected comma to period after "indomitable young spirit."Page 168, added missing quote before "Down with the fever—died this evening."Page 173, corrected "it" to "its" in "fever in its worst." Corrected typographical error "indefatigible."Page 175, corrected typographical error "restrospections" in "half-bitter retrospections."Page 176, corrected typographical error "belive" in "I believe I wrote you."Page 178, corrected "passes-by" to "passers-by". Corrected comma to period after "pinned across the left breast."Page 180, added missing quote before "Your father told me two months." Corrected "dusk" to "dusky" in "her dusky eyes."Page 181, added space to "DeVere" in "Miss De Vere, cannot you suppose."Page 189, corrected typographical error "heaver" in "The heavier cross the easier dying."Page 193, added missing quote after "Why? ah, why?"Page 194, capitalized sentence beginning "Many gentle conversations."Page 196, corrected "left for France" to "left for London."Page 201, removed unnecessary quote after "Little sister, be strong." Added missing comma in "Gracie, say 'I promise.'"Page 203, removed unnecessary quote before "It was enough."Page 205, corrected typographical error "retutning" in "her returning smile." Changed "father care" to "father's care."Page 209, corrected comma to period after "as long as life lasts."Page 210, added missing close single quote after "have turned out."Maine Central Railroad ad, retained incorrect spelling "wierd" from original. Gentleman from Gascony ad, removed duplicate "a" from "There is a strong love story." Changed comma to period after publisher address at very end.
The cover the source copy of this book was badly damaged, with missing pieces and a scrawled message from a previous owner. The image has been hand-restored by the transcriber using a clone tool and textual elements from other volumes in the series. The modified image is placed into the public domain. This should be a reasonably accurate representation of the original image, but it is not 100% authentic.
This story was originally serialized in Street & Smith'sNew York Weeklyfrom July 4, 1881 to September 26, 1881.
Added table of contents.
Some inconsistent hyphenation (e.g. "chambermaid" vs. "chamber-maid") has been retained from the original.
Archaic spellings ("vail", "staid", etc.) retained from the original.
Several missing periods and a letter 'y' (probably attributable to light printing) have been added to the "Catalogue" on the inside front cover.
Page 14, corrected comma to period after "husband, Senator Winans."
Page 16, inserted "as" into "cold as death."
Page 17, corrected "you" to "your" in "your wishes are always mine, Paul."
Page 18, added missing close single quote after "I told you so?"
Page 22, corrected typographical errorg "peaae" in "domestic peace and love."
Page 24, corrected comma to period after "I think I am mad to-night."
Page 31, added missing close single quote after "when I was a little child?"
Page 32, corrected "ole miss'" to "ole mis'" for consistency in 'from the said "ole mis'."' Corrected Mars to Marse in "Glad to see you, Marse Bruce." Corrected typographical error "commennted" in "commented the merry little darkey."
Page 35, corrected "Gray" to "Grey" in "passionate love for Grace Grey." Corrected typographical error "worldy" in "scruple of worldly pride." Removed unnecessary comma after "splendid" in "dreary, splendid home."
Page 42, corrected typographical error "tesolve" in "resolve was taken."
Page 43, corrected "Gray" to "Grey" in "when Grace Grey had."
Page 46, added missing close quote after "Miss Story!" Changed "you" to "your" in "your contemptible innuendoes."
Page 50, grammatical mismatch between "consequences" and "has" retained from original.
Page 51, corrected "had have" to "have had" in "ought to have had more manliness."
Page 54, added missing quote before "or his servants would not." Removed unnecessary comma after "honest black face."
Page 56, added missing quote after "Waiting!" Corrected "William" to "Willard" in "Willard Clendenon could not withhold."
Page 57, corrected typographical error "conjucture" in "the scandal, the conjecture."
Page 61, removed duplicate "and" from "and try, do."
Page 62, corrected "Child Harold" to "Childe Harold" at head of chapter VIII.
Page 64, changed "wrong" to "wronged" in "poor wronged and injured girl."
Page 65, retained unusual contraction "musn't" from original.
Page 67, corrected typographical error "your" in "the man you're talking of."
Page 68, changed ! to ? after "that new song I sent you yesterday?"
Page 70, removed stray period and space before question mark in "her husband again?"
Page 72, corrected typographical error "privilged" in "privileged domestic."
Page 73, corrected typographical error "embarassing" in "momentary embarrassing silence."
Page 79, changed ? to ! after "What a long speech this is!"
Page 80, retained unusual spelling "skillfuly" from original.
Page 81, corrected comma to period after "first saw Grace."
Page 84, corrected double "whom" in "whom he had left talking."
Page 87, corrected "pean" to "pæan." Removed unnecessary quote before "That other!"
Page 90, corrected comma to period after "alien from your heart."
Page 93, removed unnecessary quote before "Well" in "that affair. Well."
Page 100, moved quote from after "Ah!" to before it in "Ah! Fontenay."
Page 101, changed single to double quote after "No—yes."
Page 112, corrected typographical error "brused" in "her brused heart."
Page 120, corrected single to double quote before "a single stream of all her soft brown hair."
Page 123, corrected typographical error "Gethsemene" in "Garden of Gethsemane." Added missing close single quote after "seek and ye shall find."
Page 125, added missing close quote after ""And, indeed, Grace."
Page 128, corrected comma to period after "you—have not seen you."
Page 130, corrected typographical error "alway" in "They always remind me."
Page 136, corrected typographical error "dimunitive" in "a diminutive silver comb."
Page 138, corrected comma to period after "keep it from breaking."
Page 144, removed unnecessary period betweenad infinitumand question mark.
Page 147, corrected "Mr." to "Mrs." in "Mrs. Conway, who was very well pleased."
Page 149, added missing quote before "this is——"
Page 154, removed duplicate "and often" from "and often society was scandalized."
Page 156, retained unusual spelling "detatched" from original. Added missing quote before "And this was about the time."
Page 157, corrected "Pure as due" to "Pure as dew" and "Winan's" to "Winans'" in "Paul Winans' pictured face."
Page 158, added missing close quote after "It is allrue!"
Page 159, corrected "thing" to "things" in "how evanescent are all things."
Page 162, added missing quote before "It is rather a nice little jaunt."
Page 164, corrected typographical error "Bt" in "But no, I shall not die."
Page 165, corrected comma to period after "indomitable young spirit."
Page 168, added missing quote before "Down with the fever—died this evening."
Page 173, corrected "it" to "its" in "fever in its worst." Corrected typographical error "indefatigible."
Page 175, corrected typographical error "restrospections" in "half-bitter retrospections."
Page 176, corrected typographical error "belive" in "I believe I wrote you."
Page 178, corrected "passes-by" to "passers-by". Corrected comma to period after "pinned across the left breast."
Page 180, added missing quote before "Your father told me two months." Corrected "dusk" to "dusky" in "her dusky eyes."
Page 181, added space to "DeVere" in "Miss De Vere, cannot you suppose."
Page 189, corrected typographical error "heaver" in "The heavier cross the easier dying."
Page 193, added missing quote after "Why? ah, why?"
Page 194, capitalized sentence beginning "Many gentle conversations."
Page 196, corrected "left for France" to "left for London."
Page 201, removed unnecessary quote after "Little sister, be strong." Added missing comma in "Gracie, say 'I promise.'"
Page 203, removed unnecessary quote before "It was enough."
Page 205, corrected typographical error "retutning" in "her returning smile." Changed "father care" to "father's care."
Page 209, corrected comma to period after "as long as life lasts."
Page 210, added missing close single quote after "have turned out."
Maine Central Railroad ad, retained incorrect spelling "wierd" from original. Gentleman from Gascony ad, removed duplicate "a" from "There is a strong love story." Changed comma to period after publisher address at very end.