The Archbishop started and flushed a deep crimson.

He took a pyx from his pocket and reverently took out the desecrated Host from the box, placing it in the pyx.

Then, with a face that was suffused to a deep purple, he touched the kneeling peer upon the shoulder. Lord Huddersfield rose with a deep sob of relief.

The Archbishop looked _once_ at Hamlyn, a look the man never forgot.

Then the two visitors turned and went away as swiftly and silently as they had come.

It was a long time before either father or son spoke a word.

At last Hamlyn cleared his throat and mouthed a sentence. It would not come. All that Sam could catch were the words

"PROTESTANT TRUTH!"

_A Selection from the Catalogue of_

G. P. PUTNAM"S SONS

Complete Catalogues sent on application

When It Was Dark

The Story of a Great Conspiracy

By GUY THORNE

Author of "A Lost Cause"

"The most enthralling and interest-compelling work of fiction this reviewer has ever encountered."--_The American, Nashville._

"It is in its wonderful tonic effect upon Christianity in England that the book is showing its most remarkable effects. It has become the theme of hundreds of sermons, and long extracts are being printed in the secular press as well as in the religious publications. It is known to have been the cause of a number of revivals throughout England, and its strange effect is increasing daily."--_N. Y. American._

THE BISHOP OF LONDON preaching at Westminster Abbey said: "I wonder if any of my hearers have read that remarkable work of fiction "When It Was Dark." The author paints in wonderful colors what would be the condition of the world if (as in the story is supposed to be the case) a conviction had come upon the people that the resurrection had never occurred."

"A critical handling of current journalism, ecclesiasticalism, and liberalism. A novel written from the inside as well as from observation; and from the heart as well as from the head."--_Congregationalist._

The Scarlet Pimpernel

By Baroness Orczy

_Author of "The Emperor"s Candlesticks," etc._

A dramatic romance of the French Revolution and the emigre n.o.bles. The "Scarlet Pimpernel" was the chief of a daring band of young Englishmen leagued together to rescue members of the French n.o.bility from the Terrorists of France. The ident.i.ty of the brilliant and resourceful leader is sacredly guarded by his followers and eagerly sought by the agents of the French Revolutionary Government. Scenes of intrigue, danger, and devotion, follow close one upon another. The heroine is a charming, fearless woman who in the end shares the honors with the "Scarlet Pimpernel." In a stage version prepared by the author _The Scarlet Pimpernel_ was one of the dramatic successes of the last London season, Mr. Fred Terry and Miss Julia Neilson acting the leading roles.

"Something distinctly out of the common, well conceived, vividly told, and stirring from start to finish."--_London Telegraph._

At the Sign of The Jack o" Lantern

_By_ MYRTLE REED

Author of "Lavender and Old Lace," "The Master"s Violin," etc.

A genial story of the adventures of a New York newspaper man and his young wife, who, at the end of their honeymoon, go to an unexplored heirloom in the shape of a peculiar old house, where many strange and amusing things happen. There is a mystery in the house, as well as a significant portrait of an uncanny cat. A vein of delicate humor, and a homely philosophy runs through the story.

"Miss Reed is delightfully witty, delightfully humorous, delightfully cynical, delightfully sane, and above all, delightfully spontaneous."--_Philadelphia Telegraph._

Love Alone is Lord

_By_ F. Frankfort Moore

_Author of "The Jessamy Bride," etc._

This latest story by the author of _The Jessamy Bride_ has for its theme the only really ideal love affair in the romantic life of Lord Byron.

The story opens during the poet"s boyhood and tells of his early devotion to his cousin, Mary Chaworth. Mr. Moore has followed history very closely, and his descriptions of London society when Byron was the rage are as accurate as they are dramatic. Lady Caroline Lamb figures prominently in the story, but the heroine continues to be Byron"s early love, Mary Chaworth. His attachment for his cousin was the strongest and most enduring of his life, and it failed of realization only by the narrowest of chances.

_A Fascinating Romance_