T. W. SPEIGHT

AUTHOR OF
"HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," "BURGO'S ROMANCE,"
ETC., ETC.
"Pluck out the Heart of my Mystery."-- Hamlet

NEW YORK
R. F. FENNO & COMPANY
112 FIFTH AVENUE

Copyright, 1896

F. FENNO & COMPANY

The Heart of a Mystery

CONTENTS.

THE PROLOGUE.

Chapter
[I.]In December Weather.
[II.]The Pengarvons of Broome.

THE STORY.

[I.]Mr. Hazeldine Changes his Notes for Gold.
[II.]"Farewell, a Long Farewell."
[III.]Tea, Talk, and Music.
[IV.]A Laggard in Love.
[V.]Ephraim Judd Cuts his Hand.
[VI.]The Discovery.
[VII.]Who Did It?
[VIII.]Mr. Hazeldine's Letter.
[IX.]The Inquest.
[X.]An Anxious Week.
[XI.]The Verdict.
[XII.]Amo, Amas.
[XIII.]The Trial.
[XIV.]Exit Miss Letitia.
[XV.]After the Trial.
[XVI.]A Letter and its Reply.
[XVII.]The Progress of Events.
[XVIII.]A Revelation.
[XIX.]The Old Story.
[XX.]"What will he Think? What will he Say?"
[XXI.]Mildew and Decay.
[XXII.]Ephraim Judd's Strange Experience.
[XXIII.]Poor John!
[XXIV.]Enter Mr. Hodgson.
[XXV.]Ephraim Judd's Remorse.
[XXVI.]The Brothers.
[XXVII.]Wrong Versus Right.
[XXVIII.]Victory.
[XXIX.]Mixed Threads.
[XXX.]The Downward Path.--A Proposal.
[XXXI.]Clement's Quest.
[XXXII.]Correspondence.
[XXXIII.]The Quest Continued.
[XXXIV.]Another Link.
[XXXV.]The Widow Varrel.
[XXXVI.]A Journey of Discovery.
[XXXVII.]How and Why.
[XXXVIII.]The Cloud Dispersed, and a Bitter Disappointment.
[XXXIX.]An Interview and its Sequel.
[XL.]A Story of the Past, and a Departure.
[XLI.]"Good-Bye to One and All."