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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Special Messenger](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnpfkjybahcy4x3vekyq6dd/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260915%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260915T131025Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=82cff3fe754913e1b116b7f2344447d38e0c954cce0670be09a63f6ad033cdbb) ## About this work Special Messenger by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) SPECIAL MESSENGER Works of Robert W. Chambers Special Messenger The Firing LineIole The Younger SetThe Reckoning The Fighting ChanceThe Maid-at-Arms Some Ladies in HasteCardigan The Tree of HeavenThe Haunts of Men The Tracer of Lost PersonsThe Mystery of Choice A Young Man in a HurryThe Cambric Mask LorraineA Maker of Moons Maids of ParadiseThe King in Yellow Ashes of EmpireIn Search of the Unknown The Red RepublicThe Conspirators OutsidersA King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter For Children Garden-LandMountain-Land Forest-LandOrchard-Land River-LandOutdoorland “Daintily her handsome horse set foot in the water.” Page 131. SPECIAL MESSENGER By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK MCMIX Copyright, 1909, by ROBERT W. CHAMBERS Copyright, 1904, 1905, by Harper and Brothers Copyright, 1908, by P F Collier & Son Copyright, 1908, by The Curtis Publishing Company Published, March, 1909 TO GEORGE F. D. TRASK IN MEMORY OF OUR FIRST MARTIAL EXPLOITS IN THE NURSERY Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.—Psalm lx, 4. PREFACE In the personality and exploits of the “Special Messenger,” the author has been assured that a celebrated historical character is recognizable—Miss Boyd, the famous Confederate scout and spy. It is not uncommon that the readers of a book know more about that book than the author. R. W. C. CONTENTS PART ONE WHAT SHE WAS I. — Noncombatants 3 PART TWO WHAT SHE BECAME II. — Special Messenger 39 III. — Absolution 67 IV. — Romance 99 V. — Red Ferry 127 VI. — An Air-Line 157 VII. — The Pass 192 VIII. — Ever After 223 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE “Daintily her handsome horse set foot in the water.”Frontispiece “‘They seem… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fspecial-messenger) The sample continues in the full work. 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