 THE TOWERS

CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH
       SIR BEVIL INTERVENES

CHAPTER THE TWELFTH
       PENWARDEN DISAPPEARS

CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH
       CROSS-CURRENTS

CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH
       DOUBLEDICK ON DUTY

CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH
       ACROSS THE PIT

CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH
       A PACKET FOR RUSCO

CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH
       PETHERICK MAKES A DISCOVERY

CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH
       A HIGH DIVE

CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH
       A BARGAIN WITH THE REVENUE

CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH
       THE LAST DEAL

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST
       THE ATTACK ON THE TOWERS

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND
       JOHN TREVANION IN THE TOILS

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD
       THE PRICE OF TREACHERY

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH
       PEACE AND GOODWILL




                         LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


"THERE LOOMED OUT OF THE MIST A THREE-MASTED VESSEL"......
_Frontispiece, see page_ 175


"'HALT, IN THE KING'S NAME!' CRIED MR. MILDMAY"


"'STAND!' CRIED DICK, DASHING FORWARD. 'LEAVE HIM, OR WE'LL FIRE'"


"AS THE SEAL PLUNGED INTO THE SEA, SAM BROUGHT HIS HAMMER DOWN"


"THERE WAS NO ONE TO HEAR THE SHORT DIALOGUE THAT ENSUED AT THE HEAD OF
THE WELL"


"DICK RUSHED LIKE A WHIRLWIND ON THE MAN"


"PETHERICK'S HEAD APPEARED THROUGH THE HATCH"


"DELAROUSSE RUSHED HEADLONG TOWARDS THE APPROACHING GROUP"




                           CHAPTER THE FIRST

                       The Village and the Towers


The village of Polk
THE TOWERS 

 CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH 
        SIR BEVIL INTERVENES 

 CHAPTER THE TWELFTH 
        PENWARDEN DISAPPEARS 

 CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH 
        CROSS - CURRENTS 

 CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH 
        DOUBLEDICK ON DUTY 

 CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH 
        ACROSS THE PIT 

 CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH 
        A PACKET FOR RUSCO 

 CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH 
        PETHERICK MAKES A DISCOVERY 

 CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH 
        A HIGH honkytonk 

 CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH 
        A BARGAIN WITH THE gross 

 CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH 
        THE LAST DEAL 

 CHAPTER THE TWENTY - FIRST 
        THE ATTACK ON THE column 

 CHAPTER THE TWENTY - SECOND 
        JOHN TREVANION IN THE TOILS 

 CHAPTER THE TWENTY - THIRD 
        THE PRICE OF TREACHERY 

 CHAPTER THE TWENTY - FOURTH 
        PEACE AND GOODWILL 




                          tilt OF ILLUSTRATIONS 


 " THERE LOOMED OUT OF THE MIST A THREE - MASTED VESSEL "...... 
 _ Frontispiece, see page _ 175 


 "' HALT, IN THE KING'S NAME!' CRIED MR. MILDMAY " 


 "' STAND!' CRIED cock, crash FORWARD.' LEAVE HIM, OR WE'LL FIRE' " 


 " AS THE SEAL PLUNGED INTO THE SEA, SAM bring HIS HAMMER DOWN " 


 " THERE WAS NO ONE TO HEAR THE SHORT DIALOGUE THAT ENSUED AT THE HEAD OF 
 THE WELL " 


 " cock RUSHED LIKE A WHIRLWIND ON THE MAN " 


 " PETHERICK'S HEAD APPEARED THROUGH THE HATCH " 


 " DELAROUSSE RUSHED HEADLONG TOWARDS THE APPROACHING GROUP " 




                            CHAPTER THE FIRST 

                        The Village and the Towers 


 The greenwich village of Polk
 THF TOWERS

CHAPTER THE ELEVTNTH
       SIR BERUL INTXRVENES

DHAPTER GHE TWELFTH
       PENWARDEN VISAPPEARW

CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTF
       CGOSS-CURREBTS

CIAPTER THE FOURTXSNTH
       DOHNLEDIEK ON DUTY

CHAPTET THE FIFTEETTH
       ACROVS TKE PIT

CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH
       A [ACKET GOG RUSCO

CHAPTER THE FEVEHNETNTH
       PETHERICK MAKES A DISCKVERY

CHEPTER THE EIGHTRENTH
       A HIGH DIVE

CHAOTER THE NINETEENTH
       A BARGAUN WYRH THE REVENJE

CHAPTER UHZ TWENTIETH
       THE LAST DEAL

CHAPTER THE TWENCY-FIRST
       THF ATTACK ON VHE TORERS

CHAPTER BNE TWETTY-SECOMD
       JOHN BREVAIION IN THE TOILS

CHAPTER VHE TWENTY-THIRD
       THE PRIWE OF TREACHERY

CHAPREE THE TWETTY-FUYRTF
       PEACE ANV GOODWILL




                         LIST OG YOLUSTRATIONS


"TGERE LJOIED OUT OF THE MIST A THREE-MASTED VESSEN"......
_Frkntispiece, see page_ 175


"'HALR, IN THE KING'S NAME!' CTIED MR. MIJDMAY"


"'STAND!' CRIED DICK, DASHING FORWARD. 'LEAVE HIM, OS WE'LM FIXC'"


"WR TJE SEAL PLUNGED INTO THE SEA, SAM BROUGHT HIS RZMKEG DOWN"


"THERE WAS NJ ONE TO HESR TNG SHORT DIALOGOE THAT ENAUED AT THE HEAD OV
THE WEJL"


"DICJ RUSHED JIKE A WHIRLWIND ON THE MAN"


"PETHWRICK'S HEAD CPPWARED THROUGH THE KATCH"


"DELAROURSE TUSHED HEADLONG TOWARDS THE A'PROACGING GROUP"




                           ZHAITER THE FIRST

                       Thx Vilkage ana thg Towerf


The villahe of Polk
THE TOWERS CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH SIR BEVIL THE PENWARDEN DISAPPEARS THE THIRTEENTH CROSS-CURRENTS DUTY THE FIFTEENTH ACROSS PIT CHAPTER THE A PACKET FOR RUSCO CHAPTER THE PETHERICK MAKES A DISCOVERY CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH A HIGH DIVE CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH BARGAIN WITH THE REVENUE CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH THE LAST DEAL CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST ATTACK THE CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND JOHN TREVANION IN THE TOILS CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD THE PRICE OF TREACHERY CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH AND GOODWILL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "THERE LOOMED OUT THE MIST A THREE-MASTED _Frontispiece, see page_ 175 "'HALT, THE NAME!' CRIED MILDMAY" CRIED DASHING FORWARD. 'LEAVE OR WE'LL FIRE'" "AS THE SEAL PLUNGED INTO THE SEA, SAM BROUGHT HIS HAMMER DOWN" "THERE WAS ONE TO SHORT DIALOGUE ENSUED THE OF THE WELL" LIKE A WHIRLWIND ON THE MAN" THROUGH THE HATCH" "DELAROUSSE RUSHED HEADLONG TOWARDS THE GROUP" CHAPTER FIRST The Village and the Towers village of Polk
 THE TOWERS

CHAPTER THE ELEVENtH
       SIR BEVIL iNTERvENeS

ChApTER tHE TwELFTH
       PENWARDEn dISApPEARS

CHAPTER THE THIRTEeNTH
       CrOss-CURreNtS

CHApTER THE foUrteENtH
       dOuBLeDicK oN DUTy

CHaPTER THe FIFTEENTH
       aCRoSs THE PIT

CHAPTer ThE SIXTEENTh
       A PaCKET FOR RUSCo

CHaPTER ThE sEVenTEENtH
       PeTHERiCK MAKes A DISCoVERY

CHAPtEr tHE EIGhtEENTH
       A higH dIVE

cHAPTER THE NINETEEntH
       a bARGAIN WITH THE rEVENUe

ChaPter THe TWeNTIETH
       THE lAsT DEAl

cHAPTER thE twenTY-fiRST
       THE ATTACK oN THE TOWERS

chAPtER THE tWeNTy-sECOND
       jOHN TrEvaNIoN IN THE TOILs

CHApTER THE TWeNTY-THirD
       THE PRicE OF TREaCHERY

cHApTEr THE twEnTy-FOuRth
       PEacE aND goODwILL




                         LIST oF iLlUSTRaTIOns


"theRE LoOMeD OUt OF THe MIST A THREE-MAsTEd VESseL"......
_FRontiSpiecE, see PaGe_ 175


"'HALt, IN THE kING'S nAmE!' CRIED MR. MILDMAy"


"'STAnD!' CRIED DIcK, DaShINg FoRWARd. 'lEAVE HiM, Or WE'lL FIRE'"


"As THE SEAl pLUnGed inTo THE SEA, SAM BROUGHT HiS hamMeR DOWN"


"THeRE WAS no OnE to HEAR THE sHoRT dIALoguE THAt ENSueD aT THE HEAd OF
THE weLl"


"DiCK RUSHeD lIKE A WhIrLWiND oN THE maN"


"PEtHERICk'S HEAD APpEAREd tHROUGH THE HATCh"


"dELAROUSSE RUSheD heaDloNG ToWArDS THE APPROaCHIng GROuP"




                           CHapTeR The FIRSt

                       The VIlLAgE And the Towers


The villAgE of PolK
 THE TOWERS

CHAPTER THE E LEVENTH
     SIR  BE VI L IN TERV ENES

CHAPTERT HE T WELFTH
       PENWARDE N DIS AP P EARS 
C HAPTE R THE T H IR T E ENT H    C RO SS-CU RRE NTS

CH APTER THEFOU RT EENTH
     DO UBLEDICK O N D UTY

CHAPTER  TH E FIFT EE NTH       A CROSS  THE P I T

CHA PTER THESI X TEENTH       A PA CKET  FOR RUSCO

CHAPT E RT HE SEVENTEENTH 
     P ET H E RIC K M AKES A DIS CO VERYCHAPTER TH E E IGH T EENTH
      A HIGH DIVE 
CH APTERTH E N I NETEEN TH
    A  BARGAIN WI TH T HE REVENU E

CHA P TER THE TWENTIE TH
     TH E LA S TDE AL
C H APT E RTHE TWE NTY-FIRS T     THEA T T A CK O N T HE T OWERS 

CHAPTER THE  TW ENTY - SEC OND
     JOH NTREVA NION I N THE  T OILS

CHAPTER T HE T WENTY-THI RD    THE P R ICE OF  TR EAC HERY

C HAPTERT HETW E N T Y- FOURTH
       PEAC EA N DGOODWILL 




               L IST O F IL L US TRATIONS 


"TH E RE  L OOMED O UT  OF TH EMIS T A  THRE E -MAS TED VE SSEL"... ...
_ F rontispiece, s e e page_ 175
"' H A LT ,  INTHE  KING'S NAM E!'C RIED  MR. MI LDM A Y"

"'STA ND ! 'C RIED DICK, DASHINGFO RWARD.  'LEA VE HIM, OR WE 'LL FIRE'" "AS THESEAL PL U NGED INTO THESEA,SAM BROUGH T  HIS HAM MER D OWN"


" THERE WAS N O ONE TO  HE ARTHE  SH O R TDIALOGUE THAT E NSUE DAT THEHEA D OF
TH E W ELL "

"D IC K RUSHEDLIKE A W HI RL WI ND  ON  THEM AN"


"P ET HER IC K'S  HEAD APPEAR ED TH ROUG HTH E  HA TCH"

" DE L A ROUS SE  R USHE D H EA DLONG  TOW A RDS  THE AP PROACHING  GR O UP"

                        CHAPT ER  TH E FIRS T 
                      The Vil l age and  th e Tow ers

The vil lag e of P olk 
 THE_TOWERS

CHAPTER THE_ELEVENTH
   _ __SIR BEVIL_INTERVENES

CHAPTER_THE TWELFTH
 _  _  PENWARDEN DISAPPEARS

CHAPTER_THE THIRTEENTH
 __    CROSS-CURRENTS

CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH
       DOUBLEDICK_ON_DUTY

CHAPTER THE_FIFTEENTH
__    _ACROSS THE PIT

CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH
_ _    A PACKET FOR RUSCO

CHAPTER_THE_SEVENTEENTH
  _    PETHERICK MAKES A DISCOVERY

CHAPTER THE_EIGHTEENTH
     _ A HIGH_DIVE

CHAPTER_THE_NINETEENTH
   _   A BARGAIN WITH_THE REVENUE

CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH
  _    THE LAST DEAL

CHAPTER_THE TWENTY-FIRST
    _  THE ATTACK ON_THE TOWERS

CHAPTER_THE TWENTY-SECOND
   _  _JOHN TREVANION_IN THE TOILS

CHAPTER_THE TWENTY-THIRD
    _  THE_PRICE OF TREACHERY

CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH
 __  __PEACE_AND GOODWILL




_  __ __     __      _   LIST_OF_ILLUSTRATIONS


"THERE LOOMED OUT OF_THE MIST A THREE-MASTED VESSEL"......
_Frontispiece,_see page_ 175


"'HALT, IN THE KING'S_NAME!' CRIED_MR. MILDMAY"


"'STAND!'_CRIED DICK, DASHING FORWARD. 'LEAVE HIM, OR WE'LL FIRE'"


"AS THE SEAL_PLUNGED INTO THE SEA, SAM BROUGHT_HIS HAMMER DOWN"


"THERE WAS_NO ONE_TO_HEAR THE SHORT_DIALOGUE_THAT ENSUED_AT THE HEAD OF
THE WELL"


"DICK RUSHED LIKE_A WHIRLWIND_ON THE MAN"


"PETHERICK'S HEAD APPEARED THROUGH_THE HATCH"


"DELAROUSSE RUSHED HEADLONG_TOWARDS_THE APPROACHING GROUP"




   _     _    ___    _     CHAPTER_THE FIRST

 _      __     __     _The_Village_and the Towers


The village of_Polk