FRED M. WHITE

AUTHOR OF
"THE SLAVE OF SILENCE," "THE CRIMSON BLIND,"
"THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1907

Copyright, 1905,
By WARD, LOCK, AND COMPANY.
Copyright, 1907,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.

All Rights Reserved
Published September 1907
Printers
S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
[I.] "The Caste of Vere de Vere."
[II.] Dashwood Hall.
[III.] Horace Mayfield.
[IV.] A Leaf from the Past.
[V.] The Sacrifice.
[VI.] A Cruel Misunderstanding.
[VII.] The Only Way.
[VIII.] Found!
[IX.] The Parting Guest.
[X.] Skin Deep.
[XI.] The Dowager Lady Dashwood.
[XII.] Lady Dashwood Sees a Ghost.
[XIII.] Desecration!
[XIV.] A Fierce Temptation.
[XV.] Not Quite Too Late.
[XVI.] The Unfinished Word.
[XVII.] Breathing Time.
[XVIII.] A Flaming Sword.
[XIX.] A Guardian Angel.
[XX.] Half Told.
[XXI.] Vincent Dashwood.
[XXII.] Who Did It?
[XXIII.] The Silver Clue.
[XXIV.] A Fresh Calamity.
[XXV.] Pride or Prejudice.
[XXVI.] In Reckless Mood.
[XXVII.] A Warning.
[XXVIII.] Moral Force.
[XXIX.] Strategy.
[XXX.] The Heir of the House.
[XXXI.] Under Which Lord?
[XXXII.] Must This Thing Be?
[XXXIII.] A Rebel Against Fate.
[XXXIV.] Mistress Of Herself.
[XXXV.] A Friend in Need.
[XXXVI.] Connie Colam.
[XXXVII.] The Unexpected Happens.
[XXXVIII.] The Mystery Deepens.
[XXXIX.] Homeless.
[XL.] In Peril.
[XLI.] The Lesson of Adversity.
[XLII.] The Courage of Despair.
[XLIII.] Getting Nearer.
[XLIV.] The Dreary Way.
[XLV.] The Walls of Pride.
[XLVI.] The Head of the House.
[XLVII.] "How Long, How Long!"
[XLVIII.] Face To Face!
[XLIX.] A Bolt From the Blue.
[L.] Hard Put To It.
[LI.] Cold Comfort.
[LII.] The Spider's Web.
[LIII.] The Web Tightens.
[LIV.] "Eyes Clearer Grown----"
[LV.] Not Dead.
[LVI.] Found!
[LVII.] A Clean Breast Of It.
[LVIII.] "The King is Dead--"
[LIX.] "Long Live the King!"
[LX.] Open Confession.