Produced by Hunter Monroe, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE STREETS OF ASCALON Works of Robert W. Chambers The Streets of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter For Children Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK [Illustration: "She excused the witness and turned her back to the looking-glass."] _The_ STREETS OF ASCALON _Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esq._ BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES DANA GIBSON NEW YORK AND LONDON D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1912 COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS Copyright, 1912, by The International Magazine Company _Published, September, 1912_ Printed in the United States of America TO EULALIE ASHMORE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS BETWEEN PAGES "She excused the witness and turned her back to the looking-glass" _Frontispiece_ "Westguard, colossal in his armour, gazed gloomily around at the gorgeous spectacle" 24-25 "Jingling, fluttering, gems clashing musically, the Byzantine dancer, besieged by adorers, deftly evaded their pressing gallantries" 30-31 "'To our new friendship, Monsieur Harlequin!' she said lightly" 52-53 "Strelsa, propped on her pillows, was still intent on her newspapers" 60-61 "'A perfect scandal, child. The suppers those young men give there!'" 78-79 "'Is--Mrs. Leeds--well?' he ventured at length, reddening again" 86-87 "'I write,' said Westguard, furious, 'because I have a message to deliver--'" 98-99 "'Never mind geography, child; tell me about the men!'" 116-117 "Strelsa, curled up on a divan ... listened to his departure with quiet satisfaction" 126-127 "'Do you remember our first toast?' he asked, smiling" 128-129