PROLOGUE
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II
III
BOOK I
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
BOOK II
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
BOOK III
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
FAMOUS NOVELS BY KATHLYN RHODES
"Dr. Anstice"—the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiouslyflat—"how much longer have we—before dawn?"
Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke hisvoice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.
"I think—only an hour now."
"Only an hour." In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale."And then——" She broke off, shuddering.
"Miss Ryder, don't think of it. After all, we need not give up hope yet.An hour—why, heaps of things may happen in an hour."
A wan little smile touched the girl's lips, and she came a step nearerher companion.
"Don't let us buoy ourselves up with false hopes," she said quietly. "Inyour heart you know quite well that nothing on earth can save us now.When the sun rises"—in spite of herself she shivered—"we shall die."
The man said nothing for a moment. In his heart he knew she spoke thetruth; yet being a man he tried once more to reassure her.
"Miss Ryder, I won't allow that." Taking her hand he led her once mo