The White Mice

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The White Mice (1909)
by Richard Harding Davis, illustrated by George Fort Gibbs

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909.

The White Mice are an organization of young Americans pledged to succor and save people in distress. Two of them become interested in a political prisoner, General Rojas, who is being slowly done to death in a dungeon of the castle at Porto Cabello. The white mice determine to save him and the story tells of their brave effort. —Extract from the review in The Canadian Bookman, 1909. The full review is on the Discussion page

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THE WHITE MICE

"What does anything matter, when I know that the end is near!"

The
White Mice

BY

RICHARD HARDING DAVIS

ILLUSTRATED BY
GEORGE GIBBS

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
NEW YORK ::::::::::::: 1909

Copyright, 1909, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

Published, May, 1909

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“What does anything matter, when I know—that the end is near!” Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
“O-i-i-ga, you Moso! Get a move on! Pronto! If you don’t I’ll do that myself” 20
“I hear the call of the White Mice,” said Peter de Peyster 30
Under the blow, the masked man staggered drunkenly 70
Shifting the reins to his left hand, Roddy let the other fall upon his revolver 114
“Now I know why I came to Venezuela!” 144
On such a night, Leander swam the Hellespont 198
Her fingers traced the sign of the cross 294

CONTENTS (not listed in original)

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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