E-text prepared by Darleen Dove, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations and added music. See 35358-h.htm or 35358-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35358/pg35358-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/35358/35358-h.zip) Transcriber's note: Text in bold face is enclosed by equal signs (=bold=), and text in small capitals is replaced by all capitals. A list of corrections is at the end of the e-book. [Illustration: THE SONG OF A SINGLE NOTE.] A SONG OF A SINGLE NOTE A Love Story by AMELIA E. BARR Author of "The Bow of Orange Ribbon," "The Maid of Maiden Lane," etc. [Illustration: Decoration] New York Dodd, Mead & Company 1902 Copyright, 1902, By Dodd, Mead & Company. First Edition published October, 1902. The Burr Printing House, New York. TO MY FRIEND, DR. STEPHEN DECATUR HARRISON: An American who loves his country "Right or Wrong," And who always believes she is "Right," THIS NOVEL IS WITH MUCH ESTEEM DEDICATED. Contents CHAPTER PAGE I. RED OR BLUE RIBBONS . . . . . . . . 1 II. THE FAIR AND THE BRAVE . . . . . . . 21 III. LIFE IN THE CAPTIVE CITY . . . . . . . 50 IV. A SONG OF A SINGLE NOTE . . . . . . . 75 V. LOVE'S SWEET DREAM . . . . . . . . 103 VI. THE INTERCEPTED MESSAGE . . . . . . . 134 VII. THE PRICE OF HARRY'S LIFE . . . . . . 160 VIII. THE HELP OF JACOB COHEN . . . . . . . 185 IX. THE TURN OF THE TIDE . . . . . . . . 211 X. MARIA GOES TO LONDON . . . . . . . . 253 XI. THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE . . . . . . . 283 XII. LOVE AND VICTORY . . . . . . . . . 306 List of Illustrations PAGE THE SONG OF A SINGLE NOTE--_Frontispiece_. MARIA LAY DRESSED UPON HER BED _facing_ 100 THE DRUMMERS AND FIFERS IN FRONT DID NOT SEE HIM _facing_ 208 HE CAUSED THE SMALL BOAT TO PUT HIM ON SHORE _facing_ 320 PROLOGUE.