Chapter I: 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

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I. IN PARIS 1
II. THE MESSAGE 30
III. IN THE FRENCH CAMP 53
IV. THE INVISIBLE HAND 76
V. SEEN FROM ABOVE 99
VI. IN HOSTILE HANDS 121
VII. THE TWO PRINCES 146
VIII. THE SPORT OF KINGS 167
IX. THE PUZZLING SIGNAL 186
X. OLD FRIENDS 209
XI. THE CONTINUING BATTLE 231
XII. JULIE LANNES 247
XIII. THE MIDDLE AGES 268
XIV. A PROMISE KEPT 291
XV. THE RESCUE 311

THE FOREST OF SWORDS