At the time appointed

The Project Gutenberg EBook of At the Time Appointed, by A Maynard Barbour This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: At the Time Appointed Author: A Maynard Barbour Illustrator: J N Marchand Release Date: June 21, 2007 [EBook #21892] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AT THE TIME APPOINTED *** Produced by Mark C Orton, Dave Macfarlane, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net SPINE AT THE TIME APPOINTED TWELFTH EDITION By A Maynard Barbour THAT MAINWARING AFFAIR ILLUSTRATED BY E PLAISTED ABBOTT 12mo Cloth, $1.50 "Possibly in a detective story the main object is to thrill If so, 'That Mainwaring Affair' is all right The thrill is there, full measure, pressed down and running over."—Life, New York "The book that reminds one of Anna Katherine Green in her palmiest days Keeps the reader on the alert, defies the efforts of those who read backward, deserves the applause of all who like mystery."—Town Topics, New York "The tale is well told, and the intricacies of the plot so adroitly managed that it is impossible to foresee the correct solution of the mysterious case until the final act of the tragedy Although vividly told, the literary style is excellent and the story by no means sensational, a fact that raises it above the level of the old-time detective story,"—Brooklyn Daily Eagle AS DARRELL DISMOUNTED SHE CAME SWIFTLY TOWARDS HIM AS DARRELL DISMOUNTED SHE CAME SWIFTLY TOWARDS HIM Page 110 AT THE TIME APPOINTED BY A Maynard Barbour AUTHOR OF "THAT MAINWARING AFFAIR," ETC WITH A FRONTISPIECE BY J N MARCHAND "Yes, greater they who on life's battle-field, With unseen foes and fierce temptations fight" JOHN D HIGINBOTHAM LOGO GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York Copyright, 1903 By J B LIPPINCOTT COMPANY Published April, 1903 Electrotyped and Printed by J B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A TO JOHN D HIGINBOTHAM "AS UNKNOWN, AND YET WELL KNOWN" CONTENTS Illustration: As Darrell Dismounted, She Came Swiftly Towards Him Chapter I—JOHN DARRELL Chapter II—A NIGHT'S WORK 25 Chapter III—"THE PINES" 32 Chapter IV—LIFE? OR DEATH? 43 Chapter V—JOHN BRITTON 48 Chapter VI—ECHOES FROM THE PAST 62 Chapter VII—AT THE MINES 68 Chapter VIII—"UNTIL THE DAY BREAK" 81 Chapter IX—TWO PORTRAITS 86 Chapter X—THE COMMUNION OF TWO SOULS 95 Chapter XI—IMPENDING TROUBLE 104 Chapter XII—NEW LIFE IN THE OLD HOME 109 Chapter XIII—MR UNDERWOOD "STRIKES" FIRST 123 Chapter XIV—DRIFTING 134 Chapter XV—THE AWAKENING 146 Chapter XVI—THE AFTERMATH 166 Chapter XVII—"SHE KNOWS HER FATHER'S WILL IS LAW" 180 Chapter XVIII—ON THE "DIVIDE" 194 Chapter XIX—THE RETURN TO CAMP BIRD 206 Chapter XX—FORGING THE FETTERS 216 Chapter XXI—TWO CRIMES BY THE SAME HAND 224 Chapter XXII—THE FETTERS BROKEN 237 Chapter XXIII—THE MASK LIFTED 247 Chapter XXIV—FORESHADOWINGS 254 Chapter XXV—THE "HERMITAGE" 262 Chapter XXVI—JOHN BRITTON'S STORY 269 Chapter XXVII—THE RENDING OF THE VEIL Chapter XXVIII—"AS A DREAM WHEN ONE AWAKETH" Chapter XXIX—JOHN DARRELL'S STORY Chapter XXX—AFTER MANY YEARS Chapter XXXI—AN EASTERN HOME Chapter XXXII—MARION HOLMES Chapter XXXIII—INTO THE FULNESS OF LIFE Chapter XXXIV—A WARNING Chapter XXXV—A FIEND AT BAY Chapter XXXVI—SEÑORA MARTINEZ Chapter XXXVII—THE IDENTIFICATION Chapter XXXVIII—WITHIN THE "POCKET" Chapter XXXIX—AT THE TIME APPOINTED 274 278 285 295 300 308 316 321 330 337 343 352 360 AT THE TIME APPOINTED Chapter I ... stop off and investigate The result of the investigation had been anything but satisfactory for either the promoter or the expert He was the more annoyed at the loss of time because of a telegram handed him... two, for that matter—as easily as a thousand, if the property is what they want, but they've got to know what they're buying That's what I'm out here for." Taking a quiet survey of the situation, Darrell found that the section opposite his... therefrom a narrow slip of paper which he handed to the expert "There's a statement," he continued, "made out by the United States Assay Office, back here at Galena, that will show you the returns from a sixty days' run at the Bird mill; what do you think of that?"