AS BELLA RAN INTO HIS ARMS HE DRAGGED HER INTO THE STANDING CORN.
CONTENTS
[CHAPTER I. The Domain of Ceres]
[CHAPTER II. The Wooin' o't]
[CHAPTER III. The Tardy Lover]
[CHAPTER IV. Sudden Death]
[CHAPTER V. A Mysterious Crime]
[CHAPTER VI. The Inquest]
[CHAPTER VII. Cyril and Bella]
[CHAPTER VIII. The Witch-Wife]
[CHAPTER IX. The Coming of Durgo]
[CHAPTER X. A Lover's Meeting]
[CHAPTER XI. A Recognition]
[CHAPTER XII. Cyril's Story]
[CHAPTER XIII. Mrs. Tunks' Discovery]
[CHAPTER XIV. What Silas Pence Knew]
[CHAPTER XV. Durgo, the Detective]
[CHAPTER XVI. The Papers]
[CHAPTER XVII. A Confession]
[CHAPTER XVIII. The Ghost]
[CHAPTER XIX. An Awkward Position]
[CHAPTER XX. The Master Magician]
[CHAPTER XXI. A Desperate Attempt]
[CHAPTER XXII. Mrs. Vand's Repentance]
[CHAPTER XXIII. What Luke Tunks Saw]
[CHAPTER XXIV. A Remarkable Discovery]
[CHAPTER XXV. Run to Earth]
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THE SOLITARY FARM
CHAPTER I
THE DOMAIN OF CERES
"S' y' want t' merry m' gel, Bella!" remarked Captain Huxham, rubbing his stout knees slowly, and repeating the exact words of the clerical suitor. "S' thet she may be yer handmaiden, an' yer spouse, and yer sealed fountain, es y' put it in yer flowery pulpit lingo. Jus' so! Jus' so!" and shifting the quid which bulged his weather-beaten cheek, he stared with hard blue eyes. "Jus' so, Mr. Pence!"