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


Chapter I
A NEW HOME