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The Message
THE MESSAGE
BY
LOUIS TRACY
_Author of "The Wings of the Morning," "The Wheel o'
Fortune," "The Captain of the Kansas," etc._
_ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH CUMMINGS CHASE_
[Illustration: LOGO]
New York
Edward J. Clode
Publisher
COPYRIGHT, 1908
BY EDWARD J. CLODE
_Entered at Stationers' Hall_
_The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. U.S.A._
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PAGE
DERELICTS 1
CHAPTER II
HOW THE MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED 19
CHAPTER III
WHEREIN A STRONG MAN YIELDS TO CIRCUMSTANCES 36
CHAPTER IV
FIGUERO MAKES A DISCOVERY 53
CHAPTER V
A MAN AND A STORY--BOTH UNEMOTIONAL 71
CHAPTER VI
WHEREIN WARDEN SETS A NEW COURSE 90
CHAPTER VII
TWO WOMEN 112
CHAPTER VIII
SHOWING HOW MANY ROADS LEAD THE SAME WAY 131
CHAPTER IX
WARDEN BEGINS HIS ODYSSEY 150
CHAPTER X
HASSAN'S TOWER--AND THE COLONIAL OFFICE 172
CHAPTER XI
THE BLUE MAN--AND A WHITE 193
CHAPTER XII
EVELYN HAS UNEXPECTED VISITORS 215
CHAPTER XIII
EVELYN ENTERS THE FRAY 234
CHAPTER XIV
THE DRUMS OF OKU 258
CHAPTER XV
WHEREIN ONE SURPRISE BEGETS MANY 279
CHAPTER XVI
A FIVE MINUTES' FIGHT 300
CHAPTER XVII
THE SETTLEMENT 319
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Suddenly he sprang upright _Frontispiece_
PAGE
The presence of Figuero in Cowes was perplexing 49
The stealthy menace of those evil eyes was startling 84
There was no mistaking the malice 183
He could feel the thrill of terror that shook
the moullah 212
Peter, you are a wonder 238
There was no doubt in his mind that the end had come 304
Why did you fail to recognize the girl? 328
_The Message_
CHAPTER I
DERELICTS
"It's fine!" said Arthur Warden, lowering his binoculars so as to glut
his eyes with the full spectacle. "In fact, it's more than fine, it's
glorious!"
He spoke aloud in his enthusiasm. A stout, elderly man who stood
near--a man with "retired tradesman" writ large on face and
figure--believed that the tall, spare-built yachtsman was praising the
weather.
"Yes, sir," he chortled pompously, "this is a reel August day. _I_ knew
it. Fust thing this morning I tole my missus we was in for a scorcher."
Warden gradually became aware that these ineptitudes were by way
of comment. He turned and re
BY
LOUIS TRACY
_Author of "The Wings of the Morning," "The Wheel o'
Fortune," "The Captain of the Kansas," etc._
_ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH CUMMINGS CHASE_
[Illustration: LOGO]
New York
Edward J. Clode
Publisher
COPYRIGHT, 1908
BY EDWARD J. CLODE
_Entered at Stationers' Hall_
_The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. U.S.A._
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PAGE
DERELICTS 1
CHAPTER II
HOW THE MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED 19
CHAPTER III
WHEREIN A STRONG MAN YIELDS TO CIRCUMSTANCES 36
CHAPTER IV
FIGUERO MAKES A DISCOVERY 53
CHAPTER V
A MAN AND A STORY--BOTH UNEMOTIONAL 71
CHAPTER VI
WHEREIN WARDEN SETS A NEW COURSE 90
CHAPTER VII
TWO WOMEN 112
CHAPTER VIII
SHOWING HOW MANY ROADS LEAD THE SAME WAY 131
CHAPTER IX
WARDEN BEGINS HIS ODYSSEY 150
CHAPTER X
HASSAN'S TOWER--AND THE COLONIAL OFFICE 172
CHAPTER XI
THE BLUE MAN--AND A WHITE 193
CHAPTER XII
EVELYN HAS UNEXPECTED VISITORS 215
CHAPTER XIII
EVELYN ENTERS THE FRAY 234
CHAPTER XIV
THE DRUMS OF OKU 258
CHAPTER XV
WHEREIN ONE SURPRISE BEGETS MANY 279
CHAPTER XVI
A FIVE MINUTES' FIGHT 300
CHAPTER XVII
THE SETTLEMENT 319
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Suddenly he sprang upright _Frontispiece_
PAGE
The presence of Figuero in Cowes was perplexing 49
The stealthy menace of those evil eyes was startling 84
There was no mistaking the malice 183
He could feel the thrill of terror that shook
the moullah 212
Peter, you are a wonder 238
There was no doubt in his mind that the end had come 304
Why did you fail to recognize the girl? 328
_The Message_
CHAPTER I
DERELICTS
"It's fine!" said Arthur Warden, lowering his binoculars so as to glut
his eyes with the full spectacle. "In fact, it's more than fine, it's
glorious!"
He spoke aloud in his enthusiasm. A stout, elderly man who stood
near--a man with "retired tradesman" writ large on face and
figure--believed that the tall, spare-built yachtsman was praising the
weather.
"Yes, sir," he chortled pompously, "this is a reel August day. _I_ knew
it. Fust thing this morning I tole my missus we was in for a scorcher."
Warden gradually became aware that these ineptitudes were by way
of comment. He turned and re
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About the author
Louis Tracy
227 books16 followersLouis Tracy (1863 - 1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M.P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century.
Around 1884 he became a reporter for a local paper - 'The Northern Echo' at Darlington, circulating in parts of Durham and North Yorkshire; later he worked for papers in Cardiff and Allahabad.
During 1892-1894 he was closely associated with Arthur Harmsworth, in 'The Sun' and 'The Evening News and Post'.
Around 1884 he became a reporter for a local paper - 'The Northern Echo' at Darlington, circulating in parts of Durham and North Yorkshire; later he worked for papers in Cardiff and Allahabad.
During 1892-1894 he was closely associated with Arthur Harmsworth, in 'The Sun' and 'The Evening News and Post'.
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September 7, 2016
Loved it! Thrillers are so much my thing, and this one kept going at breakneck speed. The love story is itself in constant peril, but that is nothing compared to the peril brought to the hero and heroine by the almost-chance discovery of both an ancient riddle and a modern rebellion-for-profit scheme. At first I was a little worried that it would be racially slanted, but he does not slip into the error of assuming the natives are stupid because they are of color. In fact, each race he runs up against are worthy opponents, and are not easily conquered. The mystery is strung out throughout the book, nearly as long as the suspense is.
October 17, 2014
It is racist and bigoted and many things that we are not supposed to be now.
That being said, it is also very much like those Saturday movies -- not the early movie, the horror movies, more like the afternoon movies where British soldiers try to quell the native problem in one of their jungle satellites and everyone asks the girl to marry him.
This is an adult book -- there was at least one thing that made me wince some. But, like those old movies, this book was mostly fun and quite the page turner.
That being said, it is also very much like those Saturday movies -- not the early movie, the horror movies, more like the afternoon movies where British soldiers try to quell the native problem in one of their jungle satellites and everyone asks the girl to marry him.
This is an adult book -- there was at least one thing that made me wince some. But, like those old movies, this book was mostly fun and quite the page turner.
May 23, 2025
Can anyone stop Arthur Warden from marrying Evelyn Dane.
Too much in the vernacular, irritating, boring and sometimes incomprehensible
Too much in the vernacular, irritating, boring and sometimes incomprehensible
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