That this book may make a little niche for itself among other books upon the most marvellous girl the world has ever known, is the wish of THE WRITER. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I A CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL 11 II THE KNIGHT'S STORY 23 III THE WAVES OF WAR REACH DOMREMY 35 IV THE AFTERMATH 43 V JEANNE'S VISION 53 VI JEANNE'S HARSH WORDS 62 VII FURTHER VISIONS 71 VIII JEANNE RECEIVES A GIFT AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT 79 IX THE CHARGE IS ACCEPTED 90 X THE FIRST STEP 98 XI A TRYING TIME 108 XII A WORSTED SUITOR 119 XIII FAREWELL TO HOME 131 XIV VICTORY OVER DOUBTING HEARTS 140 XV STARTING THE GREAT ADVENTURE 155 XVI JEANNE COMES TO HER KING 166 XVII THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS 181 XVIII THE WARRIOR MAID 196 XIX THE HOUR AND THE GIRL 214 XX JEANNE SHOWS HER SIGN 230 XXI A WEEK OF WONDERS 243 XXII THE CULMINATION 263 XXIII THE TURNING OF THE TIDE 285 XXIV JEANNE'S LAST FIELD 308 XXV IN PRISON CELLS 332 XXVI ON TRIAL 346 XXVII FOR HER COUNTRY 374 XXVIII AT DOMREMY 384 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The Warrior Maid Frontispiece The Gooseberry Spring 20 Often they appeared in the little garden 74 "The holy man has been to Rome" 80 There was no smile on his face 142 Far into the night they rode 156 "France and St. Denys!" 234 "Forward! They are ours!" 326 JOAN OF ARC CHAPTER I