TO
MY DEAR FRIEND,
MRS. BENJAMIN F. LOAN
OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI,
THIS VOLUME
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.

ANN S. STEPHENS.

New York, March, 1866.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
CHAPTER I.
THE MASSACRE[27]
CHAPTER II.
THE JEWEL BOX[33]
CHAPTER III.
THE BURIAL[39]
CHAPTER IV.
THE FAITHFUL SLAVE[46]
CHAPTER V.
THE SEARCH FOR GOLD[54]
CHAPTER VI.
THE FLOGGING[61]
CHAPTER VII.
A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT[67]
CHAPTER VIII.
THE BOX OF JEWELS[76]
CHAPTER IX.
CHAINED IN THE HOLD[81]
CHAPTER X.
THE HOUSE IN THE PINE WOODS[92]
CHAPTER XI.
KATHARINE ALLEN'S VISIT TO THE WHITE COTTAGE[97]
CHAPTER XII.
HOME FROM SEA[104]
CHAPTER XIII.
THE WAY-SIDE MEETING[110]
CHAPTER XIV.
THE OLD HOME AND THE OLD PEOPLE[116]
CHAPTER XV.
BREAKFAST IN THE OLD HOMESTEAD[125]
CHAPTER XVI.
A PAINFUL INTERVIEW[135]
CHAPTER XVII.
JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS. MASON[139]
CHAPTER XVIII.
MRS. MASON'S RICH UNCLE IN THE SOUTH[144]
CHAPTER XIX.
MRS. MASON LEAVES THE PINE WOODS[152]
CHAPTER XX.
ANOTHER SEPARATION[160]
CHAPTER XXI.
THE MINISTER AT BAYS HOLLOW GETS A WIFE[164]
CHAPTER XXII.
THE MINISTER'S WIFE TAKES PUPILS[171]
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE VILLAGE DOCTOR IN A SNOW-STORM[175]
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE GRANDMOTHER RELENTING[183]
CHAPTER XXV.
A GRAVE IN THE SNOW[190]
CHAPTER XXVI.
A CROWD UNDER THE BUTTERNUT TREE[195]
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE SAILOR AND HIS TWO COMPANIONS[201]
CHAPTER XXVIII.
OUT OF HER DELIRIUM[207]
CHAPTER XXIX.
STRANGERS IN THE VILLAGE[214]
CHAPTER XXX.
THE WELCOME LETTER[223]
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE RED SCHOOL-HOUSE AT SHRUB OAK[232]
CHAPTER XXXII.
A TERRIBLE DISCLOSURE[239]
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE OLD COUPLE ON THEIR SHADOWED HEARTH-STONE[244]
CHAPTER XXXIV.
THE SNOW FRESHET[248]
CHAPTER XXXV.
ALL SORTS OF TREASON[254]
CHAPTER XXXVI.
MRS. MASON AT HER STUDIES[265]
CHAPTER XXXVII.
SETTLING THE WEDDING DAY[272]
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
A DOUBLE GUARD[280]
CHAPTER XXXIX.
OUT IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT[284]
CHAPTER XL.
TAKEN IN FROM THE COLD[293]
CHAPTER XLI.
THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE[298]
CHAPTER XLII.
ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON[307]
CHAPTER XLIII.
FRIENDS IN COUNCIL[313]
CHAPTER XLIV.
THE SEPARATION[319]
CHAPTER XLV.
PAUL FINDS A NEW HOME[326]
CHAPTER XLVI.
JUBE FINDS HIS WAY TO BAYS HOLLOW[331]
CHAPTER XLVII.
A CHILDISH CONSULTATION[336]
CHAPTER XLVIII.
PAUL SEES HIS MOTHER'S NECKLACE[341]
CHAPTER XLIX.
A PALACE READY FOR ITS MISTRESS[348]
CHAPTER L.
COMING HOME OF THE BRIDE[351]
CHAPTER LI.
THE DAY BEFORE TRIAL[355]
CHAPTER LII.
THE STREETS AND THE COURT HOUSE[362]
CHAPTER LIII.
THE DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE[367]
CHAPTER LIV.
THE VERDICT[372]
CHAPTER LV.
THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT[376]
CHAPTER LVI.
LOVE'S GOLDEN HARVEST[382]
CHAPTER LVII.
ONE HOUR OF SHAME[386]
CHAPTER LVIII.
THE MOTHER AND SON[390]
CHAPTER LIX.
THE EMPTY HOUSE[397]
CHAPTER LX.
TOM HUTCHINS' LETTER[400]
CHAPTER LXI.
UNSATISFIED VANITY[404]
CHAPTER LXII.
ARTFUL FASCINATIONS[409]
CHAPTER LXIII.
GATHERING APPLES[417]
CHAPTER LXIV.
MARRIED AGAIN[423]
CHAPTER LXV.
THE FANCY BALL[427]
CHAPTER LXVI.
STRANGE GUESTS[431]
CHAPTER LXVII.
TOGETHER, YET SEPARATED[439]
CHAPTER LXVIII.
THE TREASURE VAULT[445]
CHAPTER LXIX.
SIMSBURY MINES[448]
CHAPTER LXX.
THE PRISON ANGEL[455]
CHAPTER LXXI.
THE SWEATING OVEN[460]
CHAPTER LXXII.
UNDER THE APPLE TREE[468]
CHAPTER LXXIII.
OUT OF A SCRAPE[474]
CHAPTER LXXIV.
THE LONELY HOUSE[481]
CHAPTER LXXV.
THE MANIAC'S TOILET[486]
CHAPTER LXXVI.
THE DOCTOR'S RIDE[491]
CHAPTER LXXVII.
THE CONVICT'S RETURN[498]
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
TOM HUTCHINS' QUARREL[502]
CHAPTER LXXIX.
THE WEDDING AND THE BAPTISM[508]

THE GOLD BRICK.