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  THE PONIARD'S HILT

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  THE FULL SERIES OF

  The Mysteries of the People

  OR

  History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages

  By EUGENE SUE

  _Consisting of the Following Works:_

  THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_. THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_. THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustine and Syomara_. THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_. THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_. THE PONIARID'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan_. THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, The _Monastery of Charolles_. THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine_. THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne_. THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden_. THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World_. THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman_. THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel_. THE IRON TREVET; or Jocelyn the Champion. THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, Joan of Arc. THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer_. THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; or, _The Peasant Code_. THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic_. THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn_.

  Published Uniform With This Volume By THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO. 28 CITY HALL PLACE NEW YORK CITY

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  THE PONIARD'S HILT

  Or

  Karadeucq and Ronan

  A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres

  by

  EUGENE SUE

  Translated from the Original French by Daniel De Leon

  New York Labor News Company, 1907

  Copyright, 1908, by theNew York Labor News Co.

  INDEX.

  TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE 3

  PART I. THE KORRIGANS.

  CHAP. I. ARAIM 9

  II. FAIRIES AND HOBGOBLINS 15

  III. HEVIN, THE PEDDLER 25

  IV. OFF TO THE BAGAUDY! 37

  PART II. THE VAGRES.

  CHAP. I. "WOLVES'-HEADS" 45

  II. BISHOP AND COUNT 49

  III. AT THE CHAPEL OF ST. LOUP 61

  IV. THE DEMONS! THE DEMONS! 66

  V. VAGRES IN JUDGMENT 71

  VI. TO THE FASTNESS OF ALLANGE 85

  VII. THE VAGRES AT FEAST 101

  VIII. THE MIRACLE OF ST. MARTIN 107

  IX. LOYSIK AND RONAN 114

  X. THE MIRACLE OF ST. CAUTIN 129

  PART III. THE BURG OF NEROWEG.

  CHAP. I. LEUDES AT HOME 139

  II. THE MAHL 151

  III. THE SPECTRE OF WISIGARDE 161

  IV. THE LION OF POITIERS 170

  V. IN THE TREASURE-CHAMBER 184

  VI. THE BEAR OF MONT-DORE 194

  VII. IN THE ERGASTULA 203

  VIII. IN THE BANQUET HALL 211

  IX. THE RESCUE 235

  X. COUNT AND VAGRE 242

  PART IV. GHILDE.

  CHAP. I. AT THE HEARTH OF JOEL 251

  II. ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY 258

  III. THE DEATH OF CHRAM 272

  EPILOGUE 281