CONTENTS

I. A Young Lady of Moods[ 1]
II. The Affairs of Mrs. Copeland[ 20]
III. Mr. Farley becomes Explicit[ 39]
IV. Nan and Billy’s Wife[ 57]
V. A Collector of Facts[ 68]
VI. An Error of Judgment[ 87]
VII. Welcome Callers[ 99]
VIII. Mrs. Copeland’s Good Fortune[ 113]
IX. A Narrow Escape[ 124]
X. The Ambitions of Mr. Amidon[ 136]
XI. Canoeing[ 151]
XII. Last Wills and Testaments[ 165]
XIII. A Kinney Lark and its Consequences [ 175]
XIV. Bills Payable[ 194]
XV. Fate and Billy Copeland[ 208]
XVI. An Abrupt Ending[ 226]
XVII. Shadows[ 243]
XVIII. Nan against Nan[ 256]
XIX. Not according to Law[ 263]
XX. The Copeland-Farley Cellar[ 275]
XXI. A Solvent House[ 283]
XXII. Null and Void[ 292]
XXIII. In Trust[ 301]
XXIV. “I never stopped loving him!”[ 317]
XXV. Copeland’s Unknown Benefactor[ 327]
XXVI. Jerry’s Dark Days[ 337]
XXVII. “Just helping; just being kind!”[ 354]