NORSTON'S REST.
BERTHA'S ENGAGEMENT.
BELLEHOOD AND BONDAGE; or, Bought With A Price.
LORD HOPE'S CHOICE; or, More Secrets Than One.
THE OLD COUNTESS. Sequel to Lord Hope's Choice.
A NOBLE WOMAN; or, A Gulf Between Them.
PALACES AND PRISONS; or, The Prisoner of the Bastile.
WIVES AND WIDOWS; or, The Broken Life.
RUBY GRAY'S STRATEGY; or, Married By Mistake.
FASHION AND FAMINE.
THE CURSE OF GOLD; or, The Bound Girl and Wife's Trials.
MABEL'S MISTAKE; or, The Lost Jewels.
SILENT STRUGGLES; or, Barbara Stafford.
THE WIFE'S SECRET; or, Gillian.
THE HEIRESS; or, The Gipsy's Legacy.
THE REJECTED WIFE; or, The Ruling Passion.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD; or, The Pet From the Poor House.
DOUBLY FALSE; or, Alike and Not Alike.
THE REIGNING BELLE.
MARRIED IN HASTE.
THE SOLDIER'S ORPHANS.
MARY DERWENT.
THE GOLD BRICK.
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CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | GATHERING OF THE HUNT | [25] |
| II. | THE HILL-SIDE HOUSE | [31] |
| III. | WAITING AND WATCHING | [42] |
| IV. | THE SON'S RETURN | [49] |
| V. | CONFESSING HIS LOVE | [56] |
| VI. | CONFESSIONS OF LOVE | [60] |
| VII. | JUDITH | [65] |
| VIII. | WAITING FOR HIM | [71] |
| IX. | THE NEXT NEIGHBOR | [75] |
| X. | JEALOUS PASSIONS | [83] |
| XI. | PROTEST AND APPEAL | [92] |
| XII. | THE HEART STRUGGLE | [96] |
| XIII. | ONE RASH STEP | [102] |
| XIV. | ON THE WAY HOME | [107] |
| XV. | THE LADY ROSE | [111] |
| XVI. | ALONE IN THE COTTAGE | [116] |
| XVII. | A STORMY ENCOUNTER | [120] |
| XVIII. | AN ENCOUNTER | [128] |
| XIX. | FATHER AND DAUGHTER | [132] |
| XX. | THE TWO THAT LOVED HIM | [141] |
| XXI. | BOTH HUSBAND AND FATHER | [146] |
| XXII. | WAS IT LIFE OR DEATH? | [151] |
| XXIII. | BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH | [157] |
| XXIV. | A FATHER'S MISGIVING | [164] |
| XXV. | THE BIRD AND THE SERPENT | [170] |
| XXVI. | TRUE AS STEEL | [175] |
| XXVII. | A CRUEL DESERTION | [180] |
| XXVIII. | THE WIFE'S VISIT | [186] |
| XXIX. | BY MY MOTHER IN HEAVEN | [193] |
| XXX. | THE BARMAID OF THE TWO RAVENS | [198] |
| XXXI. | THE OLD LAKE HOUSE | [207] |
| XXXII. | THE NEW LEASE | [215] |
| XXXIII. | SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH | [220] |
| XXXIV. | THE SICK MAN WRITES A LETTER | [228] |
| XXXV. | WITH THE HOUSEKEEPER | [232] |
| XXXVI. | UNDER THE IVY | [237] |
| XXXVII. | A STORM AT THE TWO RAVENS | [243] |
| XXXVIII. | A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR | [246] |
| XXXIX. | A WILD-FLOWER OFFERING | [251] |
| XL. | SEEKING A PLACE | [257] |
| XLI. | THE FATHER'S SICK-ROOM | [264] |
| XLII. | PROFFERED SERVICES | [269] |
| XLIII. | THE LOST LETTER | [274] |
| XLIV. | THE HOUSEKEEPER'S VISIT | [277] |
| XLV. | EXCELLENT ADVICE | [286] |
| XLVI. | THE SERPENT IN HER PATH | [291] |
| XLVII. | NIGHT ON THE BALCONY | [298] |
| XLVIII. | WATCHING HER RIVAL | [301] |
| XLIX. | BROODING THOUGHTS | [309] |
| L. | YOUNG HURST AND LADY ROSE | [312] |
| LI. | THE GODMOTHER'S MISTAKE | [318] |
| LII. | SITTING AT THE WINDOW | [323] |
| LIII. | DEATH | [329] |
| LIV. | THE GARDENER'S FUNERAL | [336] |
| LV. | SEARCHING A HOUSE | [339] |
| LVI. | A MOTHER'S HOPEFULNESS | [343] |
| LVII. | WAITING AT THE LAKE HOUSE | [347] |
| LVIII. | SIR NOEL'S VISITOR | [353] |
| LIX. | PLEADING FOR DELAY | [358] |
| LX. | LOVE AND HATE | [364] |
| LXI. | HUNTED DOWN | [367] |
| LXII. | STORMS AND LADY ROSE | [372] |
| LXIII. | THE PRICE OF A LIFE | [377] |
| LXIV. | JUDITH'S RETURN | [382] |
| LXV. | ON THE PRECIPICE | [387] |
| LXVI. | SIR NOEL AND RUTH | [392] |
| LXVII. | SHOWING THE WAY | [398] |
| LXVIII. | FORSAKING HER HOME | [404] |
| LXIX. | THE SOUL'S DANGER | [408] |
| LXX. | ON THE TRAIN | [411] |
| LXXI. | THE SPIDER'S WEB | [416] |
| LXXII. | THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE | [425] |
| LXXIII. | SEARCHING THE LAKE HOUSE | [429] |
| LXXIV. | COMING HOME | [437] |