Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
WILLIAM J. LOCKE
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## SIMON THE JESTER
## THE RED PLANET
## THE FORTUNATE YOUTH
## THE MORALS OF MARCUS ORDEYNE
## VIVIETTE
## SEPTIMUS
## JAFFERY
## ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOL
## FAR-AWAY STORIES
## AT THE GATE OF SAMARIA
## STELLA MARIS
## A STUDY IN SHADOWS
## WHERE LOVE IS
## DERELICTS
## THE WHITE DOVE
## THE DEMAGOGUE AND LADY PHAYRE
## IDOLS
THE BELOVÉD VAGABOND
THE MOUNTEBANK
THE ROUGH ROAD
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
SIMON THE JESTER
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
I CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
THE RED PLANET
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
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 CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV
THE FORTUNATE YOUTH
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
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 CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII
THE MORALS OF MARCUS ORDEYNE
by William J. Locke
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
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
PART II
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
VIVIETTE
William J. Locke
CONTENTS
The Brothers
The Conspirators
Katherine
The Famous Duelling Pistols
A Crisis
Viviette Takes The Risk
SEPTIMUS
By William J. Locke
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
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
JAFFERY
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
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
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES
OF ARISTIDE PUJOL
By William J. Locke
Illustrations By Alec Ball
CONTENTS
I THE ADVENTURE OF THE FAIR PATRONNE
II THE ADVENTURE OF THE ARLÉSIENNE
III THE ADVENTURE OF THE KIND MR. SMITH
IV THE ADVENTURE OF THE FOUNDLING
V THE ADVENTURE OF THE PIG’S HEAD
VI THE ADVENTURE OF FLEURETTE
VII THE ADVENTURE OF THE MIRACLE
VIII THE ADVENTURE OF THE FICKLE GODDESS
IX THE ADVENTURE OF A SAINT MARTIN’S SUMMER
ILLUSTRATIONS
At the Beginning of the Fourth Kiss Out Came Her Father Frontispiece
I Had Knocked Him Down on Purpose. He Was Crippled
for Life 14
Anything Less Congruous as the Bride-Elect of the Debonair
Aristide Pujol it Was Impossible to Imagine 22
Had Straightway Poured His Grievances into a Feminine Ear 32
I Found Both Tyres Had Been Punctured in a Hundred Places 40
“Madame,” said Aristide, “You Are Adorable, and I Love You to
Distraction” 50
“The Villain Was a Traveller in Buttons—Buttons!” 60
He Burst into Shrieks of Laughter 64
“And You!” shouted Bocardon, Falling on Aristide; “I Must Embrace
You Also” 68
Standing on the Arrival Platform of Euston Station 78
“Ah! the Pictures,” cried Aristide, with a Wide Sweep of His Arms 88
“I’ll Take Five Hundred Pounds,” said He, “to Stay in” 96
Between the Folds of a Blanket Peeped the Face of a Sleeping Child 110
He Demonstrated the Proper Application of the Cure 120
It is a Fearsome Thing for a Man to be Left Alone in the Dead
of Night with a Young Baby 124
One of the Little Girls in Pigtails Was Holding Him, While Miss
Anne Administered the Feeding-Bottle 134
He Must Have Dealt Out Paralyzing Information 180
Fleurette Danced with Aristide, as Light as an Autumn Leaf
Tossed by the Wind 188
Aristide Practised His Many Queer Accomplishments 200
He Read It, and Blinked in Amazement 208
He Might as Well Have Pointed Out the Marvels of Kubla Khan’s
Pleasure-Dome to a Couple of Guinea-Pigs 216
“I’ve Caught You! At Last, After Twenty Years, I’ve Caught You” 234
There He Saw a Sight Which for a Moment Paralyzed Him 238
Mr. Ducksmith Seized Him by the Lapels of His Coat 242
FAR-AWAY STORIES
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
THE SONG OF LIFE
LADIES IN LAVENDER
STUDIES IN BLINDNESS
I. AN OLD-WORLD EPISODE
II. THE CONQUEROR
III. A LOVER'S DILEMMA
IV. A WOMAN OF THE WAR
THE PRINCESS'S KINGDOM
THE HEART AT TWENTY
THE SCOURGE
MY SHADOW FRIENDS
AT THE GATE OF SAMARIA
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
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.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
STELLA MARIS
By William J. Locke
Illustrated by Frank Wiles
CONTENTS
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
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV,
A STUDY IN SHADOWS
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. THE LONE WOMEN.
CHAPTER II. KATHERINE.
CHAPTER III. LOST IN THE SNOW
CHAPTER IV. “WHERE THE BROOK AND RIVER MEET.”
CHAPTER V. THE PUZZLE OF RAINE CHETWYND.
CHAPTER VI. SUMMER CHANGES.
CHAPTER VII. KATHERINE'S HOUR
CHAPTER VIII. A POOR LITTLE TRAGEDY.
CHAPTER IX. VARIOUS ELEMENTS HAVE THEIR SAY.
CHAPTER X. A TOUCH OF NATURE.
CHAPTER XI. “THE WOMAN WHO DELIBERATES.”
CHAPTER XII. ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR.
CHAPTER XIII. THE SOILING OF A PAGE.
CHAPTER XIV. THE WEAKER SIDE.
CHAPTER XV. THE SIGNING OF A DEATH WARRANT.
CHAPTER XVI. FELICIA VICTRIX.
WHERE LOVE IS
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
Chapter I THE FIRST GLIMPSE
Chapter II THE FOOL'S WISDOM
Chapter III A MODERN BETROTHAL
Chapter IV THE GREAT FROCK EPISODE
Chapter V A BROKEN BUTTERFLY
Chapter VI THE LOVERS
Chapter VII A MAD PROPHET
Chapter VIII HER SERENE HIGHNESS
Chapter IX SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION
Chapter X TWO IDYLLS
Chapter XI DANGER
Chapter XII NORMA'S ENLIGHTENMENT
Chapter XIII THE OPTIMIST AT LARGE
Chapter XIV THE BUBBLE REPUTATION
Chapter XV MRS. HARDACRE LAUGHS
Chapter XVI IN THE WILDERNESS
Chapter XVII THE INCURABLE MALADY
Chapter XVIII A RUDDERLESS SHIP
Chapter XIX ABANA AND PHARPAR
Chapter XX ALINE PREPARES FOR BATTLE
Chapter XXI THE MOTH MEETS THE STAR
Chapter XXII CATASTROPHE
Chapter XXIII NORMA'S HOUR
Chapter XXIV MRS. HARDACRE FORGETS
Chapter XXV THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Chapter XXVI EARTH AGAIN
Chapter XXVII A DINNER OF HERBS
Chapter XXVIII THE WORD OF ALINE
DERELICTS
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
PART I
CHAPTER I BEYOND THE PALE
CHAPTER II YVONNE
CHAPTER III IN THE DEPTHS
CHAPTER IV DEA EX MACHINA
CHAPTER V THE COMIC MUSE
CHAPTER VI MELPOMENE
CHAPTER VII A FORLORN HOPE
CHAPTER VIII THE CANON’S ANGEL
CHAPTER IX PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
CHAPTER X COUNSELS OF PERFECTION
CHAPTER XI THE OUTCAST COUSIN
CHAPTER XII HISTOIRE DE REVENANT
CHAPTER XIII Dis Aliter Visum
PART II
CHAPTER XIV “IN A STRANGE LAND”
CHAPTER XV KNIGHT-ERRANT
CHAPTER XVI LA CIGALE
CHAPTER XVII YVONNE PROPOSES
CHAPTER XVIII DRIFTWOOD
CHAPTER XIX FERMENT
CHAPTER XX UPHEAVAL
CHAPTER XXI A DEMAND IN MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XXII SEEKING SALVATION
CHAPTER XXIII AN END AND A BEGINNING
THE WHITE DOVE
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
THE WHITE DOVE
CHAPTER I FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER II THE SHADOW IN A LIFE
CHAPTER III SYLVESTER CONSULTS THE STARS
CHAPTER IV LEROUX SPEAKS
CHAPTER V DE MORTUIS
CHAPTER VI THE WALDEN ART COLONY
CHAPTER VII THE DANGEROUS HOUR
CHAPTER VIII TRIUMPH
CHAPTER IX DAMON AND PYTHIAS
CHAPTER X SYLVESTER DOES BATTLE
CHAPTER XI UNREST
CHAPTER XII THE CAUSE WANES
CHAPTER XIII THE USES OF ADVERSITY
CHAPTER XIV AT AYRESFORD
CHAPTER XV A STRIP OF PINK PAPER
CHAPTER XVI AT BAY
CHAPTER XVII A WEDDING EVE
CHAPTER XVIII FELLOW-TRAVELLERS
CHAPTER XIX THE SWORD FALLS
CHAPTER XX “OH, WHITE DOVE OF THE PITY DIVINE”
CHAPTER XXI HERITAGE
CHAPTER XXII A GLORIOUS WORLD
THE DEMAGOGUE
AND LADY PHAYRE
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
THE DEMAGOGUE AND LADY PHAYRE
CHAPTER I THE ETERNAL FEMININE
CHAPTER II A REVOLUTION
CHAPTER III THE END OF AN ACT
CHAPTER IV LADY PHAYRE AND THE COMING MAN
CHAPTER V LIZZIE
CHAPTER VI THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
CHAPTER VII A DEMAGOGUE’S IDYLL
CHAPTER VIII WITH THE HELP OF LADY PHAYRE
CHAPTER IX SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENTS
CHAPTER X LADY PHAYRE THROWS HER CAP OVER THE WINDMILLS.
CHAPTER XI RECONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER XII A LEADER OF MEN
CHAPTER XIII THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER
IDOLS
By William J. Locke
CONTENTS
IDOLS
PROEM
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
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
