The Little Countess takes Arms for Her Defence. THE EAGLE OF THE EMPIRE A STORY OF WATERLOO By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY AUTHOR OF "The Island of Regeneration," "The Island of the Stairs," "Britton of the Seventh," Etc. With Frontispiece By THE KINNEYS A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by Arrangements with GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY Copyright, 1915, By GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY DEDICATION Dedications have gone out of vogue save with the old fashioned. The ancient idea of an appeal to a patron has been eliminated from modern literature. If a man now inscribes a book to any one it is that he may associate with his work the names of friends he loves and delights to honor. There is always a certain amount of assurance in any such dedication, the assurance lying in the assumption that there is honor to the recipient in the association with the book. Well, there is no mistaking the purpose anyway. One of my best friends, and that friendship has been proved in war and
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