AUTHOR OF "SARACINESCA," "ARETHUSA," ETC., ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. MONTGOMERY FLAGG WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. MONTGOMERY FLAGG New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1908 THE MACMILLAN COMPANY All rights reserved All rights reserved Copyright, 1907, By F. MARION CRAWFORD. Copyright By Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1908. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE THE DIVA'S RUBY {1} {1} CHAPTER 1