The Tree of Heaven (collection)


"'What's the use,' she said, 'of kissing a girl who is engaged?'"

The
Tree of Heaven

Robert W. Chambers

AUTHOR OF "THE FIGHTING CHANCE,"
"IOLE," "THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS," ETC.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK MCMVII


Copyright, 1907, BY
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

Published May, 1907

TO MY FRIEND

AUSTIN CORBIN


CONTENTS

  1. chapterpage
  2. I. The Carpet of Belshazzar 1
  3. II. The Sign of Venus 40
  4. III. The Case of Mr. Helmer 60
  5. IV. The Tree of Dreams 77
  6. V. The Bridal Pair 128
  7. VI. Ex Curia 153
  8. VII. The Golden Pool 176
  9. VIII. Out of the Depths 200
  10. IX. The Swastika 218
  11. X. The Ghost of Chance 258

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. FACING PAGE
  2. "'What's the use,' she said, 'of kissing a girl who is engaged?'" Frontispiece.
  3. "She dropped her head, striking chord on chord with nervous precision" 14
  4. "The girl in black stood motionless, watching him intently" 66
  5. "At the foot of the stairs she … made him a low reverence" 174

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