THE TERMS OF SURRENDER _By_ LOUIS TRACY THE WINGS OF THE MORNING THE PILLAR OF LIGHT THE GREAT MOGUL THE CAPTAIN OF THE KANSAS KARL GRIER THE WHEEL O' FORTUNE THE KING OF DIAMONDS THE RED YEAR THE MESSAGE A SON OF THE IMMORTALS THE STOWAWAY CYNTHIA'S CHAUFFEUR THE SILENT BARRIER MIRABEL'S ISLAND ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT THE "MIND THE PAINT" GIRL THE TERMS OF SURRENDER The Terms of Surrender BY LOUIS TRACY Author of "The Wings of the Morning," "One Wonderful Night," etc., etc. [Illustration] New York Edward J. Clode Publisher Copyright 1913 by Edward J. Clode. CONTENTS I _At "MacGonigal's"_ 1 II _The Terms of Surrender_ 18 III _Showing How Power Acquired a Limp_ 34 IV _The Sudden Rise of Peter MacGonigal_ 51 V _Wherein Power Travels East_ 68 VI _The Meeting_ 85 VII _The Forty Steps_ 104 VIII _The Step That Counted_ 124 IX _The Chase_ 144 X _Nancy Decides_ 164 XI _Power's Home-Coming_ 185 XII _After Darkness, Light_ 205 XIII _The Beginning of the Pilgrimage_ 226 XIV _The Wander-Years_ 249 XV _The New Life_ 270 XVI _Power Driven into Wilderness_ 293 XVII _Showing How Power Met a Guide_ 313 XVIII _The Second Generation_ 331 XIX _The Settlement_ 352 XX _The Passing of the Storm_ 376 THE TERMS OF SURRENDER CHAPTER I AT "MACGONIGAL'S" "Hullo, Mac!" "Hullo, Derry!" "What's got the boys today? Is there a round-up somewhere?" "Looks that-a way," said Mac, grabbing a soiled cloth with an air of decision, and giving the pine counter a vigorous rub. At best, he was a man of few words, and the few were generally to the point; yet his questioner did not seem to notice the noncommittal nature of the reply, and, after an amused glance at the industrious Mac, quitted the store as swiftly as he had entered it. But he flung an explanatory word over his shoulder: "Guess I'll see to that plug myself--he's fallen lame."