Copyright, 1905,
By WARD, LOCK, AND COMPANY.
Copyright, 1907,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
All Rights Reserved
Published September 1907
Printers
S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.
CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER | |
| [I.] | "The Caste of Vere de Vere." |
| [II.] | Dashwood Hall. |
| [III.] | Horace Mayfield. |
| [IV.] | A Leaf from the Past. |
| [V.] | The Sacrifice. |
| [VI.] | A Cruel Misunderstanding. |
| [VII.] | The Only Way. |
| [VIII.] | Found! |
| [IX.] | The Parting Guest. |
| [X.] | Skin Deep. |
| [XI.] | The Dowager Lady Dashwood. |
| [XII.] | Lady Dashwood Sees a Ghost. |
| [XIII.] | Desecration! |
| [XIV.] | A Fierce Temptation. |
| [XV.] | Not Quite Too Late. |
| [XVI.] | The Unfinished Word. |
| [XVII.] | Breathing Time. |
| [XVIII.] | A Flaming Sword. |
| [XIX.] | A Guardian Angel. |
| [XX.] | Half Told. |
| [XXI.] | Vincent Dashwood. |
| [XXII.] | Who Did It? |
| [XXIII.] | The Silver Clue. |
| [XXIV.] | A Fresh Calamity. |
| [XXV.] | Pride or Prejudice. |
| [XXVI.] | In Reckless Mood. |
| [XXVII.] | A Warning. |
| [XXVIII.] | Moral Force. |
| [XXIX.] | Strategy. |
| [XXX.] | The Heir of the House. |
| [XXXI.] | Under Which Lord? |
| [XXXII.] | Must This Thing Be? |
| [XXXIII.] | A Rebel Against Fate. |
| [XXXIV.] | Mistress Of Herself. |
| [XXXV.] | A Friend in Need. |
| [XXXVI.] | Connie Colam. |
| [XXXVII.] | The Unexpected Happens. |
| [XXXVIII.] | The Mystery Deepens. |
| [XXXIX.] | Homeless. |
| [XL.] | In Peril. |
| [XLI.] | The Lesson of Adversity. |
| [XLII.] | The Courage of Despair. |
| [XLIII.] | Getting Nearer. |
| [XLIV.] | The Dreary Way. |
| [XLV.] | The Walls of Pride. |
| [XLVI.] | The Head of the House. |
| [XLVII.] | "How Long, How Long!" |
| [XLVIII.] | Face To Face! |
| [XLIX.] | A Bolt From the Blue. |
| [L.] | Hard Put To It. |
| [LI.] | Cold Comfort. |
| [LII.] | The Spider's Web. |
| [LIII.] | The Web Tightens. |
| [LIV.] | "Eyes Clearer Grown----" |
| [LV.] | Not Dead. |
| [LVI.] | Found! |
| [LVII.] | A Clean Breast Of It. |
| [LVIII.] | "The King is Dead--" |
| [LIX.] | "Long Live the King!" |
| [LX.] | Open Confession. |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Page [32] (Frontispiece). "She came slowly down the steps and stood between the two men."
Page [15]. "She playfully asked him not to be too long."
Page [272]. "Under the shade of a tree Mary laid down and closed her weary eyes."