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The Ninth Man: A Story (1920)
by Mary Heaton Vorse
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THE NINTH MAN
By Mary Heaton Vorse

"ONE-NINTH OF YOU ARE TO DIE!" WAS ECHOED TO US LIKE A TOLLING BELL

THE
NINTH MAN

A Story


By
MARY HEATON VORSE


With Illustrations by
FRANK CRAIG


Publishers
HARPER &. BROTHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
MCMXX

The Ninth Man


Copyright, 1920, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published July, 1920

ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. "One-ninth of You Are to Die!" Was Echoed to Us Like a Tolling Bell
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    Frontispiece
  2. It Was a Strange Procession That Came Before Our Eyes
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    Facing p. 10
  3. Our Beautiful and Arrogant Lady Sat Brooding"
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    28
  4. "There Was a Girl Here Once—Some Poor Relation of Count Bartholomeo's"
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    32



THE NINTH MAN

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