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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of George Gibbs, by George Gibbs This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world 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. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of George Gibbs Author: George Gibbs Editor: David Widger Release Date: March 30, 2019 [EBook #59164] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PG WORKS OF GIBBS *** Produced by David Widger INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF GEORGE GIBBS Compiled by David Widger GIBBS CONTENTS Click on the ## before many of the titles to view a linked table of contents for that volume. Click on the title itself to open the original online file. ## PARADISE GARDEN ## THE SECRET WITNESS ## THE VAGRANT DUKE ## THE MAKER OF OPPORTUNITIES ## THE GOLDEN BOUGH ## PIKE & CUTLASS ## THE FORBIDDEN WAY ## THE SPLENDID OUTCAST ## IN SEARCH OF MADEMOISELLE ## THE LOVE OF MONSIEUR ## THE SILENT BATTLE ## THE YELLOW DOVE MADCAP TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES PARADISE GARDEN THE SATIRICAL NARRATIVE OF A GREAT EXPERIMENT By George Gibbs Illustrated By William A. Hottinger CONTENTS The Great Experiment Jerry Jerry Grows Enter Eve The Minx Returns The Cabin Jack Ballard Takes Charge Jerry Emerges Foot-work Marcia The Siren Introducing Jim Robinson Una Jerry Goes Into Training The Unknown Unmasked The Fight Marcia Recants Two Embassies The Path In The Woods Revolt Jerry Asks Questions The Chipmunk The Enemy's Country Feet Of Clay The Mystery Deepens Dryad And Satyr Revelations ILLUSTRATIONS "'Love!' he sneered ... 'I thought you'd say that.'" "In the evenings sometimes I read while Jerry whittled" "This then was Jerry's house-party—!" "'Have pity, Jerry,' she whimpered" THE SECRET WITNESS By George Gibbs Illustrated By George Brehm CONTENTS CHAPTER I. June 12, 1914 CHAPTER II. Court Secrets CHAPTER III. The Habsburg Haven CHAPTER IV. Secret Information CHAPTER V. Two Intruders CHAPTER VI. Herr Windt CHAPTER VII. The Green Limousine CHAPTER VIII. An Escape and a Capture CHAPTER IX. Captain Goritz CHAPTER X. Diamond Cuts Diamond CHAPTER XI. The Man in Black CHAPTER XII. Flight CHAPTER XIII. Tragedy CHAPTER XIV. The Harim CHAPTER XV. The Lighted Windows CHAPTER XVI. The Beg of Rataj CHAPTER XVII. The Man in Armor CHAPTER XVIII. Number 28 CHAPTER XIX. Disguise CHAPTER XX. Renwick Questions CHAPTER XXI. An Impersonation CHAPTER XXII. The Needle in the Haystack CHAPTER XXIII. Schloss Szolnok CHAPTER XXIV. Prisoner and Captive CHAPTER XXV. The Rift in the Rock CHAPTER XXVI. The Death Grip CHAPTER XXVII. Besieged IN REGARD TO THE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE Books by George Gibbs ILLUSTRATIONS "Your veil—quick," he stammered breathlessly. "It is too late," she murmured. "They would see us." "Who are you?" she asked. His Excellency rose and bowed over her hand— "Be quiet. People are watching you," said Goritz sternly. "Thank you," she said simply. "I believe you." VAGRANT DUKE By George Gibbs CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Prologue 1 I Introducing Peter Nichols 15 II New York 27 III The Overall Girl 42 IV The Job 56 V New Elements 71 VI The House of Terror 88 VII Music 105 VIII The Placard 121 IX Shad Is Unpleasant 137 X Hawk 153 XI Ancient History 170 XII Confession 186 XIII The Chase 207 XIV Two Letters 226 XV Superman 236 XVI Identification 253 XVII Peter Becomes a Conspirator 266 XVIII Face to Face 276 XIX Yakimov Reveals Himself 291 XX The Russian Pays 308 XXI The Inferno 326 XXII Retribution 343 XXIII A Visitor 357 THE MAKER OF OPPORTUNITIES [Pg vi] By George Gibbs Illustrated By Edmund Frederick 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 ILLUSTRATIONS “But the Great Head rocks didn’t hear.” Frontispiece “‘I beg pardon,’ he repeated, ‘but isn’t this yours?’” 66 “‘What a lot of vermilion you use.’” 142 “‘You are supposed to be playing the golf of the New Era.’” 256 Golden Bough By George Gibbs CONTENTS Crepuscule Enigma Mystery Tanya Khodkine Zoya Camouflage Disaster Surprises Flight The Plot Pursuit A Scent The Clue The Turkish Cigarette Rescue The Central Committee Von Stromberg A Samaritan Escape The Visitor Pilgrims The Priest A Night Adventure Kempelstein Finis ILLUSTRATIONS The figure remained as before, staring past the lantern at the solitary oak . . . Frontispiece The American caught the glint of sunlight on a weapon Her grave eyes met his in one luminous moment "Listen to me, Philippe! I swear to you that you have misunderstood" "Keep down, Tanya," he cried. "It's I--Philippe" PIKE & CUTLASS HERO TALES OF OUR NAVY Written & Illustrated By George Gibbs CONTENTS PAGE The Effrontery of Paul Jones 7 HIS FIGHT WITH THE "DRAKE" AND DESCENT ON WHITEHAVEN A Struggle to the Death 24 PAUL JONES'S FIGHT WITH THE "SERAPIS" The Terrier and the Mastiff 34 NICHOLAS BIDDLE'S WONDERFUL FIGHT Decatur and the "Philadelphia" 46 The Biggest Little Fight in Naval History 56 DECATUR AND THE TRIPOLITAN GUNBOATS A Double Encounter 73 STEWART AND THE "CYANE" AND "LEVANT" The "Constitution" and the "Guerriere" 90 The "Wasp" and the "Frolic" 106 The "Constitution" and the "Java" 117 The Last of the "Essex" 132 The Captain of the Maintop 148 Cushing and the "Albemarle" 158 Somers and the "Intrepid" 170 The Passing of the Old Navy 181 OLD SALTS AND NEW SAILORS. THE OLD SHIPS AND THE NEW Farragut in Mobile Bay 220 At the Naval Academy 231 Our Nation's New Heroes 248 Heroes of the Deep 274 OUR FISHING FLEET ILLUSTRATIONS The Escape of the "Constitution" Frontispiece The Descent on Whitehaven 17 "Yard-arm to Yard-arm" 27 Decatur boards the "Philadelphia" 52 The Danger of the "Intrepid" 53 "No 'Dutch Courage' on THIS Ship" 83 In the Tops of the "Constitution" 101 The "Constellation" and the "Vengeance" 155 The Smoking Hour 189 Neptune comes Aboard 191 Modern Sea Monsters in Action 204 The Admiral lashed to the Rigging 225 Reefing Top-sails 242 They did not touch Him and His Leg was saved 252 Her Last Duty 263 THE FORBIDDEN WAY CONTENTS Sharp Practice Camilla New York The Forbidden Way Diners Out Mrs. Cheyne Braebank The Brush The Shadow Triton of the Minnows Discord Tea Cups and Music Good Fishing Father and Son Infatuation Old Dangers Old Rose Leaves Combat The Lady in Gray *La Femme Propose* *L'Homme Dispose* Private Matters The Intruder Gretchen Decides The Crisis The Call of the Heart General Bent Household Godsâ?"and Goddesses SPLENDID OUTCAST By George Gibbs Illustrated By George Gibbs CONTENTS The Convalescent The Mystery Deepens The Goose Outcast Piquette Youth Triumphant Awakening Threats Piquette Takes a Hand The Samaritan Confessions Quinlevin Speaks Beginning a Journey A Night Attack Green Eyes Nora Speaks Jim Makes a Guess At Bay In the Dark Freedom The Petit Bleu Mystery Escape The Clue The Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS She crouched, watching, breathless and uncertain . . . Frontispiece Moira talked gayly Through Moira's clear intelligence the epic filtered The mirror sent her back a haggard reflection, pale and somber IN SEARCH OF MADEMOISELLE By George Gibbs CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE I. Of my Meeting with Master Hooper 1 II. Of the Taking of the Cristobal 10 III. Mademoiselle 29 IV. Of my Bout with De Baçan 39 V. Dieppe 51 VI. In which I Learn Something 65 VII. In which I Find new Employment 81 VIII. We Reach the New Land 95 IX. We Put to Sea 110 X. The Hericano 124 XI. What Befell Us upon the Sand-spit 135 XII. Truce 150 XIII. The Line upon the Sand 164 XIV. The Martyrdom 174 XV. The Lodge of Seloy 189 XVI. Of our Escape 204 XVII. In which we Journey to Paris 219 XVIII. The Poet King 235 XIX. I Meet the Avenger 252 XX. We Set Forth Again 267 XXI. We Form an Alliance 281 XXII. Olotoraca 298 XXIII. The Moon-Princess 314 XXIV. We Advance 329 XXV. The Death of the Wolf 344 XXVI. And Last 361 ILLUSTRATIONS "Then I left her." (Page 115) Frontispiece. PAGE "A moi! a moi!" 24 "A line in the sand!" 170 "Quick as he was, my hand was ever quicker." 357 THE LOVE OF MONSIEUR By George Gibbs CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Fleece Tavern 1 II. Mistress Barbara Dances the Coranto 11 III. Monsieur Mornay Becomes Unpopular 31 IV. Monsieur Waits upon a Lady 47 V. Indecision 68 VI. The Escape 87 VII. Barbara 113 VIII. The Saucy Sally 134 IX. "Bras-de-Fer" 146 X. Bras-de-Fer Makes a Capture 165 XI. The Enemy in the House 184 XII. Prisoner and Captor 201 XIII. Monsieur Learns Something 213 XIV. The Unmasking 231 XV. Mutiny 249 XVI. Marooned 268 THE SILENT BATTLE By George Gibbs CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Lost 1 II. Babes in the Woods 11 III. Voices 22 IV. Eden 33 V. Woman and Man 46 VI. The Shadow 60 VII. Allegro 73 VIII. Chicot, the Jester 84 IX. The Lorings 95 X. Mr. Van Duyn Rides Forth 109 XI. The Cedarcroft Set 122 XII. Nellie Pennington Cuts In 136 XIII. Mrs. Pennington's Brougham 151 XIV. The Junior Member 166 XV. Discovered 177 XVI. Behind the Enemy's Back 190 XVII. "The Pot and Kettle" 200 XVIII. The Enemy and a Friend 212 XIX. Love on Crutches 225 XX. The Intruder 236 XXI. Temptation 247 XXII. Smoke and Fire 261 XXIII. The Mouse and the Lion 273 XXIV. Diamond Cut Diamond 285 XXV. Deep Water 297 XXVI. Big Business 310 XXVII. Mr. Loring Reflects 323 XXVIII. The Lodestar 338 XXIX. Arcadia Again 350 ILLUSTRATIONS "The table rang from end to end with joke and laughter." "'Do tell me something more, Nina. Was she young and pretty?'" "'And you never cared for any one else?'" "'Father!' Jane's ... whisper was at his ear." [vi] THE YELLOW DOVE By George Gibbs Illustrated By The Author CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Prelude 1 I. Sheltered People 5 II. The Undercurrent 17 III. Rice-Papers 31 IV. Dangerous Secrets 45 V. The Pursuit Continues 55 VI. Rizzio Takes Charge 68 VII. An Intruder 83 VIII. Evidence 96 IX. The Viking's Tower 108 X. The Yellow Dove 121 XI. Von Stromberg 131 XII. Hammersley Explains 145 XIII. The Unwilling Guest 157 XIV. Von Stromberg Catechises 172 XV. The Inquisition 188 XVI. The General Plays to Win 206 XVII. Lindberg 221 XVIII. Success 243 XIX. The Cave on the Thorwald 260 XX. The Fight in the Cavern 275 XXI. Hare and Hounds 289 XXII. From the Heights 306 XXIII. Headquarters 320 ILLUSTRATIONS "His blond hair disheveled, his shoulders coatless, Cyril emerged." Frontispiece FACING PAGE "'Not that,' he whispered hoarsely, 'for God's sake-not that.'" 80 "Her lips ... were whispering words that she hoped could follow him into the distance." 128 "The truth, and he becomes an honorable prisoner of war. Silence, and he is shot tomorrow. 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