TO
JAMES ARTHUR SINGMASTER, JUNIOR
Contents
| I. | A New Home | [1] |
| II. | “What is the Matter with Us?” | [19] |
| III. | “I Will Not Believe It!” | [38] |
| IV. | A Journey in Vain | [54] |
| V. | An Alarming Message | [74] |
| VI. | Another Vain Journey | [89] |
| VII. | “Mammy’s Boy” | [106] |
| VIII. | Black Smith’s Bargain | [123] |
| IX. | Herbert puts Two and Two Together | [138] |
JOHN BARING’S HOUSE