Sackville Chase

Front matter

Good heavens!' exclaims Mr. Sheraton." — P. 91. Fro; SACKVILLE CHASE BY C. J. COLLINS Author of '" The Man in Chains," " Singed Moth's,". &=-., &=c. " 1 will follow you like an avenging spirit !"— P. 52. NEW EDITION LONDON JOHN MAXWELL & CO., 122, FLEET STREET [All Rights of Translation are reserved,} SACKVILLE CHASE BY C. J. COLLINS ADTH0E OF " MAN IN CHAINS/' "bINGED MOTHS," &C., &C. LONDON JOHN MAXWELL AND COMPANY 122, FLEET STREET M DCCC LXV \AU rights reserved] PACE 1 6 20 27 35 44 53 60 69 81 80 94 CONTENTS.

Chapter I

A BEILLIANT WOMAN AND A MYSTERIOUS CHAJBACTEB. II. SACKVILLE CHASE AND THE VILLAGE OF TBOUTBEOOK, III, THE EAEL OF SACKVILLE'S DEEBY FAVOUEITE . IV, JOHN BUSBY AND WILLUM MAKE A NIGHT OF IT AT THE SACKVILLE AEJIS, AND JOHN BUSBY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER V. THE STEANGEE AND WILLUM FEATERNIZE— JOHN BUSBY BATHER, SHAKY, BUT STILL UP TO HIS WORK — THE COLT TROTTED OUT, AND THE STRANGER TROTS OFF VI. THE STEANGEE PAYS A VISIT TO THE EARL OF SACK- VILLE, AT SACKVILLE HALL— THE RECOGNITION AND THE THREAT VII. DENZIL RAIKES JOURNEYS TO THE METEOPOLIS WITH MR. SPAKKE — PLAYFUL CHARACTER OF MB. SPARKE, AS EXEMPLIFIED IN HIS PROCEEDINGS ON THE EOAD. MR. SHERATON AND MDLLE. D'AELINCOUET VIII. IX. AGONY JACK THE EOAD TO A COUNTRY STEEPLE-CHASE— MORE TEICKS BY TRAVELLERS . . . . . x. THE COUNTRY STEEPLE-CHASE — AGONY JACK THINKS HE XI.

IS A LOBD — FIRST MEETING OF THE EABL OF SACK- VILLE AND MDLLE. D'AELINCOUET XII. ANOTHER HEMISPHERE, IN WHICH IS INTRODUCED AN- OTHER EQUINE HERO WHO WILL RUN THROUGH THIS H ISTOEY CONTENTS. IV PACE CHAPTER THE YEARLING ARBITRATOR IS DISPOSED OF, AND SETS OUT UPON HIS JOUBNEY IN LIFE XIII. 106 AEBITEATOR TAKES HIS FIRST JOURNEY BY RAILWAY, AND IS INTRODUCED TO AN ENGLISH TOURIST XIV. 121 128 XV. LOED BELFLEUR DISCOURSES ABOUT NIAGARA. LORD BELFLEUE CONTINUES TO ENLAEGE UPON TRANS- XVI. ATLANTIC INSTITUTIONS, AND ARBITRATOR HAILS 135 FOR THE SHORES OF ALBION " GOOD GRACIOUS" 147 XVII. XVIII. ME. SPAEKE IS AT HOME AT LAST — HE IS LICENSED BY A PATEENAL GOVERNMENT OF A GREAT NATION TO MINISTER TO THE MOBALS OE A PEOPLE 154 xix, THE EAEL OF SACKVILLE IN LONDON ON HIS WAY TO NEWMARKET — A TRIAL ON THE HEATH, IN WHICH THE COLT WITHOUT A NAME FIGURES, BUT 171 NOT GLORIOUSLY A NIGHT AT NEWMARKET — AGONY JACK'S STOEY MDILE.

D'ARLINCOURT AT HOME 182 XX. 196 xxr. XXII. DENZIL BAIKES BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH MB. SHERATON ...... 203 206 XXIII. JONAS NIXON UNBENDS, AND BELATES A STOEY XXIV. LOED BELFLEUE AT HOME — DOMESTIC SECBETS IN THE SACKVILLE FAMILY— LOED BELFLEUE AND THE HONOUBABLE EEGINALD LONGEEACH PAY AN UNEXPECTED VISIT TO MDLLE. D'ARLINCOURT 215 MDLLE. D'AELINCOUET AND HER YOUNG FRIEND — XXV, THE