CASSELL and COMPANY, LimitedLONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK & MELBOURNE1900ALL RIGHTS RESERVED[p4] [p5]CONTENTS.PAGECHAPTER I.—[In the Railway Carriage—New Friends][9] " II.—[Willett’s Farm—Tea in the Dining-room][21] " III.—[Dr. Willett—The Nutting Expedition—The Fire][35] " IV.—[Oscar’s Burnt Arm—Black Hole][47] " V.—[Inna at the Owl’s Nest—More Wrong Steps][61] " VI.—[Inna’s Firstfruits—On the Tor][73] " VII.—[Oscar Lost—A Fruitless Search][86] " VIII.—[At the Owl’s Nest—The Song—The Surprise][96] " IX.—[Oscar’s Return—The Mystery Cleared—On the Tor Again][109] " X.—[The Expedition to Swallow’s Cliff—Caught by the Tide][119] " XI.—[The Rescue—Cloudy Days—Good News at Last][133] " XII.—[New Thoughts and Ways—The Heiress of Wyvern Court][146][p7]LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS“[‘Good morning, Madame Giche’]”[Frontispiece]“[A donkey and cart came driving up]”To face page[40]“[It snapped, and he was gone]” " [130]“[Dick shook her by the hand]” " [144]