THE PROPHET'S MANTLE BY FABIAN BLAND NEW YORK NATIONAL BOOK COMPANY 3, 4, 5 AND 6 MISSION PLACE COPYRIGHT, 1889, BY BELFORD, CLARKE & CO. _CONTENTS._ CHAP. PAGE PROLOGUE, 1 I. FATHER AND SONS, 17 II. A NARROW ESCAPE, 27 III. THE NEW MASTERS, 34 IV. A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, 41 V. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE, 48 VI. BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS, 54 VII. SUNDAY EVENING IN SOHO, 60 VIII. 'YOU LIE!'' 70 IX. AT SPRAY'S BUILDINGS, 79 X. A SOCIALIST, 87 XI. COUNT LITVINOFF IS SYMPATHETIC, 97 XII. SUCCESSFUL ANGLING, 108 XIII. A FAIR MORNING'S WORK, 115 XIV. A PEACEMAKER, 130 XV. THE CLEON, 140 XVI. GOING HOME, 148 XVII. AN UNEXPECTED ADHERENT, 156 XVIII. A MIXED ASSEMBLY, 162 XIX. AN HONEST MAN AND A BRAVE ONE, 177 XX. IMPROVING PROSPECTS, 189 XXI. FRIENDS IN COUNCIL, 195 XXII. A FORLORN HOPE, 203 XXIII. FIRE! 211 XXIV. AFTER THE FIRE, 219 XXV. AT MARLBOROUGH VILLA, 225 XXVI. ALL A MISTAKE, 243 XXVII. MAKING IT UP, 258 XXVIII. VENGEANCE ASTRAY, 266 XXIX. BACK FROM THE DEAD, 276 XXX. TALKING THINGS OVER, 289 XXXI. 'MY LITTLE GIRL,' 301 XXXII. 'HAND IN HAND,' 308 THE PROPHET'S MANTLE. PROLOGUE.