"A PAIR OF ARMS CAUGHT HER AND SHE WAS LIFTED FROM THE FLOOR." (Page . ) THE FIVE KNOTS THE FIVE KNOTS By FRED M. WHITE By FRED M. WHITE AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE NETHER MILLSTONE," ETC. AUTHOR OF "THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE NETHER MILLSTONE," ETC. Illustrated BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1908 BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1908 Copyright, 1907 BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. All rights reserved Published May, 1908 Published May, 1908 Presswork by The University Press, Cambridge, U.S.A. Presswork by The University Press, Cambridge, U.S.A. CONTENTS