AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE MISTRESS OF BONAVENTURE," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," "DELILAH OF THE SNOWS," ETC.
BOSTON
SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY
1908
Copyright, 1908, by
SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY
(INCORPORATED)
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | Thomas Ormsgill | [1] |
| II | Restitution | [16] |
| III | His Own People | [29] |
| IV | The Summons | [44] |
| V | A Determined Man | [60] |
| VI | Desmond makes an Admission | [73] |
| VII | Ormsgill keeps his Word | [86] |
| VIII | The Bondswoman | [97] |
| IX | Anita becomes a Responsibility | [108] |
| X | Ormsgill asks a Favor | [118] |
| XI | Desmond ventures a Hint | [129] |
| XII | Lister offers Satisfaction | [141] |
| XIII | His Beneficent Influence | [152] |
| XIV | Herrero's Imprudence | [165] |
| XV | Nares counts the Cost | [176] |
| XVI | Negro Diplomacy | [189] |
| XVII | The Ambuscade | [201] |
| XVIII | Dom Clemente looks on | [213] |
| XIX | The Delayed Message | [225] |
| XX | Desmond goes Ashore | [237] |
| XXI | On the Beach | [250] |
| XXII | Under Stress | [264] |
| XXIII | The Slackening of Restraint | [280] |
| XXIV | Benicia makes a Bargain | [294] |
| XXV | Domingo appears | [307] |
| XXVI | The Day of Reckoning | [320] |
| XXVII | An Error of Judgment | [332] |
| XXVIII | The Chefe stands Fast | [344] |
| XXIX | Dom Clemente strikes | [356] |
| XXX | Ormsgill bears the Test | [369] |
| XXXI | On his Trial | [381] |
| XXXII | Benicia undertakes an Obligation | [392] |