Cynthia's Chauffeur is a 1910 adventure novel by Louis Tracy. It follows Cynthia and a hired chauffeur on a journey involving travel, meetings, and complications. Readers who enjoy old-fashioned adventure fiction may appreciate its brisk period atmosphere.
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Cynthia’s
Chauffeur
BY
LOUIS TRACY
AUTHOR OF
THE WINGS OF THE MORNING,
A SON OF THE IMMORTALS, ETC.,
ETC.
Illustrations by
HOWARD CHANDLER
CHRISTY
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, 1910, œΏ
EDWARD J. CLODE
Entered at Stationers’ Hall
“There is no lovelier garden in England than at Wells Palace.”
“There is no lovelier garden in England than at Wells Palace.”
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
I. Tƒŧ HƗǡŧŠ Cĵǡ
1
II. Tƒŧ FƗǡǪǵ DĵΏ’Ǫ RǼƿ
23
III. SLjƽŧ EƽLjǵƗLjƿǪ—΅ƗǵƒLjǼǵ
ĵ MLjǡĵƯ
47
IV. SHADOWS-WITH 72 OCCASIONAL GLEAMS V. A FLURRY ON THE MENDIPS 94 VI. А MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S 119 VAGARIES VII. WHEREIN CYNTHIA TAKES 143 HER OWN LINE VIII. BREAKERS AHEAD 167 IX. On The Wye 191 X. THE HIDDEN FOUNTS OF EVIL 216 XI. THE PARTING OF THE WAYS 239 XII. MASQUES, ANCIENT AND 260 Modern XIII. WHEREIN WRATH BEGUILES 283 GOOD JUDGMENT XIV. - And Good Judgment 307 YIELDS TO FOLLY XV. THE OUTCOME 324 XVI. The End of One Tour: The BEGINNING 344 OF ANOTHER CYNTHIA’S CHAUFFEUR CHAPTER I THE HIRED CAR
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