| [PART I. THE FOOTHOLD] |
| CHAPTER |
| I | [A Game of Bridge at the Federal.] |
| II | [A Little Dinner at the Albemarle.] |
| III | [The Flatfoot.] |
| IV | [The Essex Handicap.] |
| V | [The Trap is Baited.] |
| VI | [Country Cousins.] |
| VII | [The Trap is Sprung.] |
| VIII | [Gordon Prevents a Scandal.] |
| IX | [Palmer Has a Visitor.] |
| X | [The Crisis.] |
| XI | [In the Firelight.] |
| XII | [The Final Obstacle.]
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| [PART II. THE GAME] |
| I | [An Ambition is Attained.] |
| II | [The Ethel Claim.] |
| III | [The Return of Mr. Frost.] |
| IV | [Gordon Plays to the Gallery.] |
| V | [A Question of Finance.] |
| VI | [The Spinning of the Web.] |
| VII | [A Double Blow.] |
| VIII | [The Case for the Prosecution.] |
| IX | [The Public Eye.] |
| X | [Ethel Mason Decides.] |
| XI | [The Launching of the Konahassett.] |
| XII | [Gordon Listens to Good Advice.] |
| XIII | [In the Track of the Storm.] |
| XIV | [Gordon Engages a Political Lieutenant.] |
| XV | [The Voice of the People.]
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| [PART III. THE RECKONING] |
| I | [The Hazard of the Die.] |
| II | [The Hand of Man.] |
| III | [The Hand of God.] |