THE COBBLER OF NÎMES BY M. IMLAY TAYLOR On the Red Staircase. 12mo $1.25 An Imperial Lover. 12mo 1.25 A Yankee Volunteer. 12mo 1.25 The House of the Wizard. 12mo 1.25 The Cardinal’s Musketeer. 12mo 1.25 The Cobbler of Nîmes. 12mo 1.25 THE COBBLER OF NÎMES BY M. IMLAY TAYLOR [Illustration] CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1900 COPYRIGHT BY A. C. MCCLURG & CO. A.D. 1900 _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. THE BODY OF A DAMNED PERSON 7 II. THE SHOP OF TWO SHOES 20 III. MADEMOISELLE’S SLIPPERS 31 IV. ROSALINE 44 V. THE COBBLER’S GUEST 52 VI. A MILITARY SUITOR 64 VII. A STRING OF TROUT 75 VIII. BABET VISITS THE COBBLER 86 IX. CHARLOT BURNS A CANDLE 97 X. A DANGEROUS SUIT 106 XI. FRANÇOIS MAKES A PLEDGE 119 XII. THE FINGER OF FATE 130 XIII. THE BATTLE HYMN 140 XIV. “AND ALL FOR LOVE” 151 XV. THE TEMPTATION OF LE BOSSU 164 XVI. A BRIEF DELAY 178 XVII. M. DE BAUDRI’S TERMS 189 XVIII. ROSALINE’S HUMBLE FRIENDS 203 XIX. “MORTIS PORTIS FRACTIS!” 213 XX. THE COBBLER’S FAITH 225 XXI. IN THE WOODS OF ST. CYR 237 XXII. THE OLD WINDMILL 249 XXIII. THE COBBLER’S BARGAIN 260 XXIV. “O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING?” 269 XXV. THE SHIP AT SEA 275 The Cobbler of Nîmes [Illustration] CHAPTER I THE BODY OF A DAMNED PERSON