The Great Amulet

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Great Amulet, by Maud DiverThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Great AmuletAuthor: Maud DiverRelease Date: December 31, 2006 [eBook #20238]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GREAT AMULET***E-text prepared by Al HainesTHE GREAT AMULETbyMAUD DIVER"Love is the greatest Amulet that makes this world a garden: and 'Hope comes to all' outwears the accidents of life; andreaches with tremulous hands beyond the grave and Death."—R. L. S."Four things come not back to man or woman: the sped arrow; the spoken word; the past life; and the neglectedopportunity."—Omar El Khuttub.THE GREAT AMULETbyMAUD DIVERAuthor of "Captain Desmond, V.C."Shilling EditionWilliam Blackwood and SonsEdinburgh and LondonMCMXVAll rights reservedTHIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TOTRIX FLEMINGIN MEMORY OF DALHOUSIE DAYS. Let thy heart see that still the same Burns early friendship's sacred flame, The affinities have strongest part In youth, to draw men heart to heart: As life draws on, and finds no rest, The individual in each breast Is tyrannous to sunder them.—Rossetti.CONTENTS.PROLOGUEBOOK I.AFTER FIVE YEARSBOOK II.JUST IMPEDIMENTBOOK III.THE TENTS OF ISHMAELBOOK IV.THE VALLEY OF ...