CONTENTS

chapter		page
[I.]	The Wind Storm	1
[II.]	The Mystery of It	7
[III.]	The Derelict	14
[IV.]	The Crying Need	22
[V.]	Off at Last	29
[VI.]	“The Nevergetovers”	35
[VII.]	Movie Stunts	43
[VIII.]	The Auction Block	52
[IX.]	A Dismaying Discovery	67
[X.]	A Wild Afternoon	77
[XI.]	Mr. Peterby Paul—and “Whosis”	86
[XII.]	Alongshore	95
[XIII.]	The Hermit	104
[XIV.]	A Quotation	113
[XV.]	An Amazing Situation	122
[XVI.]	Ruth Solves One Problem	129
[XVII.]	John, the Hermit’s, Contribution	136
[XVIII.]	Uncertainties	144
[XIX.]	Counterclaims	152
[XX.]	The Grill	159
[XXI.]	A Hermit for Revenue Only	171
[XXII.]	An Arrival	180
[XXIII.]	Trouble—Plenty	186
[XXIV.]	About “Plain Mary”	193
[XXV.]	Lifting the Curtain	199