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CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER. | |
| [I.] | Schoolfellows |
| [II.] | The Vicar |
| [III.] | Lovers |
| [IV.] | The Cottage |
| [V.] | A Revelation |
| [VI.] | Counsels Opinion |
| [VII.] | A Nine Days Wonder |
| [VIII.] | Mallien Speaks |
| [IX.] | A Serious Position |
| [X.] | Dorinda |
| [XI.] | Carringtons Advice |
| [XII.] | On the Track |
| [XIII.] | Confession |
| [XIV.] | A Clue |
| [XV.] | Circumstantial Evidence |
| [XVI.] | A New Witness |
| [XVII.] | Difficulties |
| [XVIII.] | Setting a Trap |
| [XIX.] | Resurgam |
| [XX.] | A Weird Story |
| [XXI.] | A Final Surprise |
THE LOST PARCHMENT.
[CHAPTER I]
SCHOOLFELLOWS
"So this is your kingdom, Hendle?" said the visitor, looking round the garden which glowed with rainbow tints in the hot July sunshine; "and a very jolly kingdom it is. When did you enter into it?"
"When I was fifteen, twelve years ago," replied the Squire, smiling. "Don't you remember how I wrote and told you of the death of my father? You had just left school for the 'Varsity. Those were capital days at Rugby, weren't they, Carrington?"
"They were. I have had few capital days since."
"But surely at Oxford----"
Carrington shrugged his shoulders and made a frank admission. "Oh, yes! Oxford was all right until my father died and left me without a sixpence. It was hard work, I can tell you, qualifying for the Bar on next to nothing. And I can't say that I have made my fortune as a barrister. You, lucky dog, don't need to bother about pounds, shillings, and pence."