TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.
Florence Warden was the pseudonym of Florence Alice (Price) James.
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. back-door/back door, farmhouse/farm-house, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Add TOC.
Punctuation fixes: sentences missing periods, quotation mark pairings, etc.
[Chapter XIII]
Change “in which the jury had veiwed her father’s body” to viewed.
[Chapter XXXI]
“and the other asked the way to Oldastle Farm.” to Oldcastle.
“a good suggestion; and Dick took advantage af it.” to of.
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