THE MAN ON
HORSEBACK
BY
ACHMED ABDULLAH
Author of "The Trail of The Beast"
NEW YORK
THE JAMES A. McCANN COMPANY
1919
Copyright 1919, by
THE JAMES A. McCANN COMPANY
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the U.S. A
To
Gene Wick and J. B. Hawley
best of literary agents
best of personal friends
CONTENTS
chapter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................page I. The Yankee Doodle Glory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 II. Gold................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 III. The Unknown Metal................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 IV. Bertha Wedekind................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 V. The Offer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 VI. Getting On................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 VII. Baron Horst von Gotz-Wrede................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 VIII. The Second Offer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 IX. Eastward Ho!................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 X. The Meeting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 XI. The Wireless................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 XII. Colonel Wedekind................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................74 XIII. Berlin................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................79 XIV. The Stretching of the Web................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................86 XV. Anonymous................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................91 XVI. The Horseman................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97 XVII. The Old Woman Speaks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................107 XVIII. Lord Vyvyan Speaks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111 XIX. The Voice Of Berlin................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................119 XX. What Happened Back Home................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................124 XXI. The Tightening of the Web................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................134 XXII. Herr Leutnant Graves................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................139 XXIII. Truex................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................146 XXIV. All Dressed Up................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................153 XXV. Der Deutsche................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159 XXVI. The Army................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................167 XXVII. The Statement................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................171 XXVIII. Hamburg-Tacoma................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................180 XXIX. Persona Non Grata................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................185 XXX. Storm clouds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................192 XXXI. The Insult................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................202 XXXII. The Duel................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................207 XXXIII. The Noose in the Web................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................218 XXXIV. Bertha Speaks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................225 XXXV. Back Fire................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................235 XXXVI. Spandau................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................241 XXXVII. View-Halloo................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................251 XXXVIII. The Colonel's Proposal................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................262 XXXIX. B. E. D.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................272 XL. War!................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................279 XLI. The Mob Speaks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................294 XLII. Towards the Frontier................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303 XLIII. Metz................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................314 XLIV. The Bluff................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................323 XLV. Over the Border................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
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