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A LITTLE WIZARD
STANLEY J. WEYMAN
A LITTLE WIZARD
BY
STANLEY J. WEYMAN
AUTHOR OF
"A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," "FRANCIS CLUDDE,"
"UNDER THE RED ROBE," ETC., ETC.
NEW YORK
R. F. FENNO & COMPANY
9 and 11 EAST 16th STREET
Copyright, 1895.
R. F. FENNO & COMPANY.
A Little Wizard
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | |
| I. | Pattenhall. |
| II. | Malham High Moors. |
| III. | Langdale's Horse. |
| IV. | The Meal Chest |
| V. | Treasure Trove. |
| VI. | Dead Sea Apples. |
| VII. | The Wooden Cross. |
| VIII. | A Strange Trial. |
| IX. | His Excellency's Judgment. |
A LITTLE WIZARD
CHAPTER I.
PATTENHALL.
When the agent of General Skippon, to whom the estate of Pattenhall byRipon fell, as part of his reward after the battle of Naseby, wentdown to take possession, he found a little boy sitting on a heap ofstones a few paces from the entrance gate. The old house (which hassince been pulled down) lay a quarter of a mile from the road andsomewhat in a hollow; but its many casements, blushing and sparklingin the glow of the evening sun, caught the rider's eye, and led himinto the comfortable belief that he had reached his destination. Hehad come from Ripon, however, and the village lies on the farther sideof the house from that town; consequently he had seen no one whom hecould question, and he h