The forest of swords

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Forest of Swords, by Joseph A Altsheler 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.net Title: The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne Author: Joseph A Altsheler Release Date: May 3, 2005 [EBook #15760] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FOREST OF SWORDS *** Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Jon King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE FOREST OF SWORDS BOOKS BY JOSEPH A ALTSHELER THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SERIES The Hunters of the Hills The Rulers of the Lakes The Lords of the Wild The Shadow of the North The Masters of the Peaks The Sun of Quebec THE YOUNG TRAILERS SERIES The Young Trailers The Forest Runners The Keepers of the Trail The Eyes of the Woods The Free Rangers The Riflemen of the Ohio The Scouts of the Valley The Border Watch THE TEXAN SERIES The Texan Scouts The Texan Star The Texan Triumph THE CIVIL WAR SERIES The Guns of Bull Run The Guns of Shiloh The Scouts of Stonewall The Sword of Antietam The Star of Gettysburg The Rock of Chickamauga The Shades of the Wilderness The Tree of Appomattox THE GREAT WEST SERIES The Lost Hunters The Great Sioux Trail THE WORLD WAR SERIES The Guns of Europe The Forest of Swords The Hosts of the Air BOOKS NOT IN SERIES Apache Gold The Quest of the Four The Last of the Chiefs In Circling Camps The Last Rebel A Soldier of Manhattan The Sun of Saratoga A Herald of the West The Wilderness Road My Captive The Candidate D APPLETON AND COMPANY New York Frontispiece London "He heard a shock near him and, saw a huddled mass of wreckage." WORLD WAR SERIES THE FOREST OF SWORDS A STORY OF PARIS AND THE MARNE BY JOSEPH A ALTSHELER AUTHOR OF "THE GUNS OF EUROPE," "THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG," ETC D APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1928 COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D APPLETON AND COMPANY Printed in the United States of America FOREWORD "The Forest of Swords," while an independent story, based upon the World War, continues the fortunes of John Scott, Philip Lannes, and their friends who have appeared already in "The Guns of Europe." As was stated in the first volume, the author was in Austria and Germany for a month after the war began, and then went to England He saw the arrival of the Emperor, Francis Joseph, in Vienna, the first striking event in the gigantic struggle, and witnessed the mobilization of their armies by three great nations CONTENTS CHAPTER I IN PARIS CHAPTER II THE MESSAGE CHAPTER III IN THE FRENCH CAMP CHAPTER IV THE INVISIBLE HAND CHAPTER V SEEN FROM ABOVE CHAPTER VI IN HOSTILE HANDS CHAPTER VII THE TWO PRINCES CHAPTER VIII THE SPORT OF KINGS CHAPTER IX THE PUZZLING SIGNAL CHAPTER X OLD FRIENDS CHAPTER XI THE CONTINUING BATTLE CHAPTER XII JULIE LANNES CHAPTER XIII THE MIDDLE AGES CHAPTER XIV A PROMISE KEPT CHAPTER XV THE RESCUE THE FOREST OF SWORDS ... The Masters of the Peaks The Sun of Quebec THE YOUNG TRAILERS SERIES The Young Trailers The Forest Runners The Keepers of the Trail The Eyes of the Woods The Free Rangers The Riflemen of the Ohio The Scouts of the Valley.. .THE FOREST OF SWORDS BOOKS BY JOSEPH A ALTSHELER THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SERIES The Hunters of the Hills The Rulers of the Lakes The Lords of the Wild The Shadow of the North The Masters of the Peaks... THE WORLD WAR SERIES The Guns of Europe The Forest of Swords The Hosts of the Air BOOKS NOT IN SERIES Apache Gold The Quest of the Four The Last of the Chiefs In Circling Camps The Last Rebel A Soldier of Manhattan