CONTENTS.

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I. [THE LONELY CABIN,]1
II. [A DEATHBED REVELATION,]10
III. [A SUCCESSFUL ROBBERY, ]19
IV. [ALONE IN THE WORLD, ]27
V. [THE TRAMP TURNS UP AGAIN, ]36
VI. [A CRITICAL SITUATION, ]44
VII. [ON THE ROAD, ]53
VIII. [THE QUAKER DETECTIVE, ]61
IX. [AN ARMED ESCORT, ]71
X. [THE ASTONISHED OUTLAW, ]77
XI. [UNDER WATCH AND WARD, ]88
XII. [THE OUTLAW'S ESCAPE, ]97
XIII. [THE OUTLAW'S MISTAKE, ]106
XIV. [ERNEST HAS AN ADVENTURE, ]115
XV. [A NEW ACQUAINTANCE, ]124
XVI. [THE OUTLAW'S HOME, ]133
XVII. [IN THE ROBBER'S CAVE, ]142
XVIII. [THE OUTLAW AND HIS BAND, ]153
XIX. [A DAY IN THE CAVE, ]159
XX. [ERNEST EXPLORES THE CAVE, ]168
XXI. [OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE, ]178
XXII. [A FRIEND IN NEED, ]187
XXIII. [GIVEN IN TRUST, ]196
XXIV. [STEPHEN RAY AND HIS SON, ]206
XXV. [A STARTLING DISCLOSURE, ]216
XXVI. [BOUGHT OFF, ]228
XXVII. [THE TOWN OF OREVILLE, ]236
XXVIII. [AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE TURNS UP, ]246
XXIX. [TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL, ]256
XXX. [A BURGLAR'S FAILURE, ]266
XXXI. [THE ADVERTISEMENT, ]276
XXXII. [MR. BOLTON AS A HUSTLER, ]285
XXXIII. [THE RESULT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT, ]295
XXXIV. [A STRANGE MEETING,]301
XXXV. [MR. BOLTON AND HIS CLIENT,]309
XXXVI. [AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW, ]314
XXXVII. [CONCLUSION, ]320