THE SILENT BATTLE THE SILENT BATTLE BY GEORGE GIBBS AUTHOR OF THE BOLTED DOOR, THE FORBIDDEN WAY, ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS GROSSET & DUNLAP Copyright, 1913, by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Copyright, 1912, 1913, by the Pictorial Review Company Printed in the United States of America [v] [v] CONTENTS [vi] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS [1] [1] THE SILENT BATTLE I LOST