CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Woman in Brown[3]
II.A Man's Mother[16]
III.The Mosaic Club[25]
IV.The Secretary Moves[40]
V.An Elusive Face[52]
VI.The Pursuit of a Woman[71]
VII.The Cottage in the Side Street[83]
VIII.The Pall of Winter[97]
IX.Robert and Lucia[117]
X.Feeding the Hungry[131]
XI.Mr. Sefton Makes a Confidence[137]
XII.A Flight by Two[150]
XIII.Lucia's Farewell[162]
XIV.Prescott's Ordeal[170]
XV.The Great Rivals[181]
XVI.The Great Revival[193]
XVII.The Wilderness[204]
XVIII.Day in the Wilderness[206]
XIX.Night in the Wilderness[223]
XX.The Secretary Looks On[236]
XXI.A Delicate Situation[248]
XXII.The Lone Sentinel[264]
XXIII.Out of the Forest[269]
XXIV.The Despatch Bearer[280]
XXV.The Mountain General[292]
XXVI.Calypso[300]
XXVII.The Secretary and the Lady[323]
XXVIII.The Way Out[334]
XXIX.The Fall of Richmond[346]
XXX.The Telegraph Station[360]
XXXI.The Coin of Gold[370]