PUBLISHER’S NOTE.—The following Novellette was originally published in the PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, and is but a specimen of the many deeply entertaining Tales, and gems of literary merit, which grace the columns of that elegant and highly popular journal. The COMPANION embodies a corps of contributors of rare literary excellence, and is regarded as the ne plus ultra, by its scores of thousands of readers. PREFACE THE HEART’S SECRET CHAPTER I.—THE ACCIDENT CHAPTER II.—THE BELLE AND THE SOLDIER CHAPTER III.—A SUDDEN INTRODUCTION CHAPTER IV.—CUBAN BANDITTI CHAPTER V.—THE WOUNDED SOLDIER CHAPTER VI.—THE CHALLENGE CHAPTER VII.—THE PRISONER CHAPTER VIII.—THE FAREWELL CHAPTER I…
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