1906. Vance, American screenwriter, short story writer and novelist, begins Chapter I of The Private War: I tell you, Gordon, faint heart ne'er will win fair Julia. My dear fellow, you are delinquent in your duty. And why? For the life of me, I cannot determine. Surely, if ever a prize was worth the winning, it is this same Lady Herbert. And you, who have, as you tell me, loved her from the days when you played together as boy and girl-you linger idly in New York, letting the precious minutes slip by, permitting the prize you covet to slip through your nerveless fingers! See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.