s,
tired, purposeless. The sweet sea wind touched his cheek, white with the
indoor pallor of the desk worker. The sound of the sea exalted him. The
beautiful clouds above him carried him back to boyhood. There were tears
on his face as he looked up at her.

"I'm forgetting!" he said, with a smile of exultation.

But the woman looked away at the violet-shadowed sails, afar on the
changeful purple of the sea, and her throat choked with pain.

THE END

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D. APPLETON AND COMPANY'S PUBLICATIONS.

BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

Uniform edition. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50 per volume.

UNCLE BERNAC. A Romance of the Empire.

Illustrated.

This brilliant historical romance pictures Napoleon's threatened
invasion of England when his forces were encamped at Boulogne. The story
abounds in dramatic incidents, and the adventures of the hero will be
followed with intense interest by a multitude of readers.

RODNEY STONE. Illustrated.

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'Micah Clarke,' and other notable romances."--London Daily News.

"A notable and very brilliant work of genius."--London Speaker.

"'Rodney Stone' is, in our judgment, distinctly the best of Dr. Conan
Doyle's novels.... There are few descriptions in fiction that can vie
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THE EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GERARD.

A Romance of the Life of a Typical Napoleonic Soldier. Illustrated.

"The brigadier is brave, resolute, amorous, loyal, chivalrous; never was
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need.... Gallantry, humor, martial gayety, moving incident, make up a
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"May be set down without reservation as the most thoroughly enjoyable
book that Dr. Doyle has ever published."--Boston Beacon.

THE STARK MUNRO LETTERS. Being a Series of Twelve Letters written by
Stark Munro, M. B., to his friend and former fellow-student, Herbert
Swanborough, of Lowell, Massachusetts, during the years 1881-1884.
Illustrated.

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