RUNNING SANDS
RUNNING SANDS
BY
REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFFMAN
AUTHOR OF
"The House of Bondage," "The Sentence of Silence," etc.
NEW YORK
THE MACAULAY COMPANY
Copyright, 1918, by
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
To
BRUNER KAUFFMAN
Brother and Friend
PREFACE
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, andin the face of this congregation, to join together this Man and thisWoman in holy Matrimony....
"It was ordained for the procreation of children, to be brought up inthe fear and nurture of the Lord, and to the praise of his holy Name....
"It was ordained for a remedy against sin, and to avoid fornication;that such persons as have not the gift of continence might marry, andkeep themselves undefiled....
"It was ordained for the mutual society, help, and comfort, that the oneought to have of the other....
"Into which holy estate these two persons come now to be joined...."
—The Book of Common Prayer.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | "WON'T YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOUR?" | 1 |
| I | I YOUNG BLOOD | 20 |
| III | EN GARDE, MONSIEUR! | 34 |
| IV | THE APPLE OF THEIR EYE | 59 |
| V | ONE ROAD TO LOVE | 72 |
| VI | A MAID PERPLEXED | 88 |
| VII | FIRE AND TOW | 106 |
| VIII | "THE WORLD-WITHOUT-END BARGAIN" | 115 |
| IX | ANOTHER ROAD | 133 |
| X | "UNWILLING WAR" | 156 |
| XI | DR. BOUSSINGAULT | 176 |
| XII | MONTMARTRE | 198 |
| XIII | WORMWOOD | 215 |
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