The Centurion’s Story

Peter Clark MacFarlane (1871-1924) was an American writer, actor, pastor and novelist.He was frequently published in The American Magazine, Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post where his articles on politics received significant attention, and wrote many novels, including The Quest of the Yellow Pearl (1909), The Centurion’s Story (1910), California, the Promised Land (1913), Held to Answer (1916), The Crack in the Bell (1918), The Side-show Girl (1918), The Man Who Sold Himself (1919), At Four O’Clock (1921) and The Big Moment (1924).Some of his works were adapted into films. The 1919 comedy film Molly of the Follies is based on his story The Side-Show Girl. The 1924 film Tongues of Flame was adapted from his novel of the same name.The Centurion’s Story is a gripping historical novel set at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The protagonist is Sergius, Centurion of the Ninth Legion.«Are you king of the Jews?» said Pilate, pompously, and waited for his answer. I smiled behind my shield to see the tables suddenly turned and the prisoner with regal assurance becoming the inquisitor. «Who told you to ask me this?» he said…