NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1896
COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NORWOOD PRESS
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith
Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
CONTENTS
![]() | CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Alone with her Wealth | [1] | |
| II. | Willy Croup doesn't know | [7] | |
| III. | Miss Nancy Shott | [16] | |
| IV. | A Launch into a New Life | [25] | |
| V. | A Fur-trimmed Overcoat and a Silk Hat | [36] | |
| VI. | A Temperance Lark | [45] | |
| VII. | Mr. Burke accepts a Responsibility | [59] | |
| VIII. | Mr. Burke begins to make Things move in Plainton | [68] | |
| IX. | A Meeting of Heirs | [80] | |
| X. | The Intellect of Miss Inchman | [92] | |
| XI. | The Arrival of the New Dining-room | [99] | |
| XII. | The Thorpedyke Sisters | [109] | |
| XIII. | Money Hunger | [114] | |
| XIV. | Willy Croup as a Philanthropic Diplomatist | [121] | |
| XV. | Miss Nancy makes a Call | [128] | |
| XVI. | Mr. Burke makes a Call | [135] | |
| XVII. | Mrs. Cliff's Yacht | [147] | |
| XVIII. | The Dawn of the Grove of the Incas | [156] | |
| XIX. | The "Summer Shelter" | [162] | |
| XX. | The Synod | [169] | |
| XXI. | A Telegram from Captain Horn | [173] | |
| XXII. | The "Summer Shelter" goes to Sea | [182] | |
| XXIII. | Willy Croup comes to the Front | [192] | |
| XXIV. | Changes on the "Summer Shelter" | [203] | |
| XXV. | A Note for Captain Burke | [218] | |
| XXVI. | "We'll stick to Shirley!" | [228] | |
| XXVII. | On Board the "Dunkery Beacon" | [235] | |
| XXVIII. | The People on the "Monterey" | [247] | |
| XXIX. | The "Vittorio" from Genoa | [254] | |
| XXX. | The Battle of the Merchant Ships | [264] | |
| XXXI. | "She backed!" | [273] | |
| XXXII. | A Head on the Water | [279] | |
| XXXIII | 11° 30' 19" N. Lat. by 56° 10' 19" W. Long. | [286] | |
| XXXIV. | Plainton, Maine | [298] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| Burke determined to get near enough to hail the "Dunkery Beacon" | [Frontispiece] |
| The gentleman raised his hat and asked if Mrs. Cliff lived there | [42] |
| Mrs. Cliff's invitation was discussed with lively appreciation | [170] |
| There, fastened against the fore-mast, was a large piece of paper | [194] |
| When Shirley went on deck he was much pleased to see the "Summer Shelter" | [238] |
| Banker could not hold back | [270] |
| He seized it and raised it to his shoulder | [290] |
| Willy sat and looked at him | [312] |
