CONTENTS.

I.[A Brave Action ]1
II.[ In the South Seas ]14
III.[A Deaf Girl ]27
IV.[The Gypsy ]40
V.[A Gambling Den ]52
VI.[John Simcoe ]65
VII.[John Simcoe's Friend ]77
VIII.[General Mathieson's Seizure ]90
IX.[A Strange Illness ]102
X.[Two Heavy Blows ]112
XI.[A Startling Will ]124
XII.[Dr. Leeds Speaks ]137
XIII.[ Netta Visits Stowmarket ]150
XIV.[An Advertisement ]164
XV.[Very Bad News ]176
XVI.[A Fresh Clew ]193
XVII.[Netta Acts Independently ]206
XVIII.[Down in the Marshes ]220
XIX.[A Partial Success ]233
XX.[A Dinner Party ]247
XXI.[A Box at the Opera ]262
XXII.[Nearing the Goal ]274
XXIII.[Walter ]287
XXIV.[A New Barge ]301
XXV.[A Crushing Exposure ]316
XXVI.[A Letter from Abroad ]329