Produced by Al Haines [Frontispiece: Perspective View of the War Prison near Tor Royal upon Dartmoor. Designed for the accommodation of 10,000 Men, with Barracks for 2000 men a Short distance, but not represented in the Plate] THE AMERICAN PRISONER BY EDEN PHILLPOTTS METHUEN & CO. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON 1904 Out of the land whence the 'Mayflower' sailed, To Jeannette L. Gilder With hearty greeting CONTENTS BOOK I FOX TOR FARM CHAPTER I. CATER'S BEAM II. THE MALHERB AMPHORA III. BESIDE EXE IV. "THE MARROW OF THE FARM" V. DAWN VI. MR. PETER NORCOT VII. THE WAR PRISON VIII. A LITTLE ACCIDENT IX. CHILDE'S TOMB X. THE FIRSTBORN XI. MALHERB'S IDEA BOOK II THE SEVEN I. MR. BLAZEY II. A BRACE OF FOWLS III. THE GREEN APPLE IV. A FRIEND IN NEED V. FOLLY VI. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MR. NORCOT VII. THE SEVEN FAIL VIII. JOHN LEE'S FATHER IX. GRACE MALHERB HEARS THE NEWS X. HANGMAN'S HOLLOW XI. FREE XII. THE SNOWSTORM XIII. A GRAVE IN THE HEATHER XIV. THE OLD AND THE NEW XV. STARK RIDES AWAY XVI. GOOD NEWS BOOK III UNDER THE EARTH I. THE TREASURE HOUSE II. RHYME AND REASON III. THE OATH IV. JOHN TAKES HIS ROAD V. STARS AND STRIPES VI. UNDER LOCK AND KEY VII. THE TUNNEL GROWS VIII. HUE AND CRY IX. THE FIRST THROUGH THE TUNNEL X. A GOD OF GLASS XI. APOCALYPSE XII. THE VOICE XIII. PETER TRIUMPHANT XIV. STRATEGY XV. THE SALMON IS SPOILED BOOK IV THE PEACE I. HOPE WAKES AND DIES II. ON CHRISTMAS DAY III. BURNHAM AS LEADER IV. OUT OF NIGHT V. THE LEOPARD CHANGES HER SPOTS VI. THE BURNING OF BLAZEY VII. DEATH AT THE GATE VIII. BEARDING THE LION IX. A SPECIAL LICENSE X. EYES IN THE DARK XI. FAREWELL, LOVEY LEE XII. MANOR WOODS XIII. THE PASSING OF JOHN XIV. NEWS FROM VERMONT BOOK I FOX TOR FARM THE AMERICAN PRISONER CHAPTER I CATER'S BEAM