AUTHOR OF "THE CRUISE OF THE FALCON."

... "When Fortune means to men most good,
She looks upon them with a threatening eye."

King John, Act III., Scene IV.

LONDON:
VIZETELLY & CO., 42 CATHERINE ST., STRAND.
1885.

Perth:
S. COWAN AND CO., STRATHMORE PRINTING WORKS.

CONTENTS.

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I. THE EDUCATION OF MARY GRIMM[9]
II. ON THE ROAD TO RUIN[17]
III. THE SECRET SOCIETY[27]
IV. THE FIRST DAY OF LIBERTY[40]
V. IN THE TEMPLE[51]
VI. FROM SCYLLA TO CHARYBDIS[62]
VII. THE TENTH PLAGUE OF EGYPT[74]
VIII. LIGHT LOVER[89]
IX. KILLING NO MURDER[102]
X. A LOVE THAT DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY[115]
XI. A WRECK[128]
XII. IN GREAT PERPLEXITY[137]
XIII. A SCIENTIFIC MURDER[144]
XIV. SUSAN BRINGS MARY TO AN OLD LOVER[157]
XV. IN THE LAND OF PHANTOMS[166]
XVI. SUSAN GOES TO CHURCH[179]
XVII. A DARKENED MIND[188]
XVIII. AMONG THE GREEN LEAVES[200]
XIX. CATHERINE KING VISITS MARY IN THE COUNTRY[211]
XX. CATHERINE'S DISCOVERY[221]
XXI. CONDEMNED TO DEATH[228]
XXII. AN EVENTFUL DAY[238]
XXIII. THE TAKING AWAY OF THE SHADOW[248]
XXIV. DESPAIR[259]
XXV. THE FIRST WARNING[268]
XXVI. SHATTERED IDOLS[278]
XXVII. THE SECOND WARNING[288]
XXVIII. AGAIN THE SHADOW[299]
XXIX. THE THIRD WARNING[307]
XXX. THE LAST OF SUSAN RILEY[317]
XXXI. PEACE[325]