The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Dark Tower, by Phyllis Bottome This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Dark Tower Author: Phyllis Bottome Illustrator: J H Gardner Soper Release Date: June 18, 2008 [EBook #25829] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DARK TOWER *** Produced by David Edwards, Alicia Williams, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE DARK TOWER BY PHYLLIS BOTTOME WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY J H GARDNER SOPER NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO 1916 Copyright, 1916, by THE CENTURY CO Published, September, 1916 Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came." —Robert Browning TO W W D H "God forbid that I should do this thing If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour." I Maccabees, ix, 10 "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently CONTENTS PART I CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII PART II CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII PART III CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXXI LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!" THE DARK TOWER PART I ... for their interests if they had not defied their own counsel, outraged the respectable minds of the jury, and insulted the learned judge Under these circumstances they lost their case, and the rest of Winn's leave was taken up in... heights; they felt the solemn vastness of the interminable, flawless snows They kept their eyes away from each other—but they knew what each other was feeling, adventure and danger were calling to them the old sting and thrill of an unending trail; and then from a little hollow... "By Jove," he thought to himself, "can she be as beautiful as she looks?" Then the service began, and they had the celebration first, and afterward the usual ceremony, perfectly conducted, and including the rather over-exercised "Voice that Breathed o'er Eden." The