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THE SLAYER OF SOULS
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
AUTHOR OF “IN SECRET,” “THE COMMON LAW,”
“THE RECKONING,” “LORRAINE,”ETC.
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Copyright, 1920,
By Robert W. Chambers
Copyright, 1919, 1920, by International Magazine Company
Printed in the United States of America
TO
MY FRIEND
GEORGE ARMSBY
I
Mirror of Fashion,
Admiral of Finance,
Don’t, in a passion,
Denounce this poor Romance;
For, while I dare not hope it might
Enthuse you,
Perhaps it will, some rainy night,
Amuse you.
Admiral of Finance,
Don’t, in a passion,
Denounce this poor Romance;
For, while I dare not hope it might
Enthuse you,
Perhaps it will, some rainy night,
Amuse you.
II
So, your attention,
In poetry polite,
To my invention
I bashfully invite.
Don’t hurl the book at Eddie’s head
Deep laden,
Or Messmore’s; you might hit instead
Will Braden.
In poetry polite,
To my invention
I bashfully invite.
Don’t hurl the book at Eddie’s head
Deep laden,
Or Messmore’s; you might hit instead
Will Braden.
III
Kahn among Canners,
And Grand Vizier of style,
Emir of Manners,
Accept—and place on file—
This tribute, which I proffer while
I grovel,
And honor with thy matchless Smile
My novel.
And Grand Vizier of style,
Emir of Manners,
Accept—and place on file—
This tribute, which I proffer while
I grovel,
And honor with thy matchless Smile
My novel.
R. W. C.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. THE YEZIDEE
CHAPTER II. THE YELLOW SNAKE
CHAPTER III. GREY MAGIC
CHAPTER IV. BODY AND SOUL
CHAPTER V. THE ASSASSINS
CHAPTER VI. IN BATTLE
CHAPTER VII. THE BRIDAL
CHAPTER VIII. THE MAN IN WHITE
CHAPTER IX. THE WEST WIND
CHAPTER X. AT THE RITZ
CHAPTER XI. YULUN THE BELOVED
CHAPTER XII. HIS EXCELLENCY
CHAPTER XIII. SA-N’SA
CHAPTER XIV. A DEATH-TRAIL
CHAPTER XV. IN THE FIRELIGHT
CHAPTER XVI. THE PLACE OF PRAYER
CHAPTER XVII. THE SLAYER OF SOULS
THE SLAYER OF SOULS
CHAPTER I
THE YEZIDEE
Only when the Nan-yang Maru sailed from Yuen-San did her terriblesense of foreboding begin to subsi
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