LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY


Contents


Chap.Page
I.The Wonder of It[9]
II.Concerning the Doynes[18]
III.Tremulous Beginnings[27]
IV.A Series of Shocks[36]
V.Against her Will[45]
VI.A Wild Journey[55]
VII.Worse than Her Fears[65]
VIII.Great Expectations[73]
IX.A Dreadful Blow[81]
X.The Worst[92]
XI.A Wild Revolt[100]
XII.The Glory of the Wheat[108]
XIII.A Trick of Memory[120]
XIV.In the Rush[130]
XV.Temptation[140]
XVI.A Blow of Fate[151]
XVII.Black Ruin[162]
XVIII.Standing in the Breach[173]
XIX.A Disquieting Rumour[184]
XX.An Impossible Favour[194]
XXI.Out of the Silence[205]
XXII.The Errand is Done[215]
XXIII.Something of a Mistake[225]
XXIV.A Revelation for Bertha[235]
XXV.Disappointment[245]
XXVI.En Route[258]
XXVII.A Weird Night[268]
XXVIII.Consternation[281]
XXIX.A Great Embarrassment[289]
XXX.Bad News[301]
XXXI.The Tidings Confirmed[312]
XXXII.The Man at Last[323]
XXXIII.The Mystery Clears[331]
XXXIV.The End[344]

Illustrations


[“She had reached the boat”]

[Grace meets with an Accident]