ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT L. MASON

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

PHILADELPHIA MCMIII

Copyright 1901 by The Penn Publishing Company

CONTENTS

I[An Unpleasant Talk]
II[Mr. Tubbs, the Grocer]
III[Mrs. Lane's Disappointment]
IV[The Lost Letter]
V[Abel Arrives in Portville]
VI[The Son and Heir]
VII[A Plebeian Relative]
VIII[A Cold Reception]
IX[A Lucky Rescue]
X[Gerald Finds a Sympathizing Friend]
XI[The Burglar's Defeat]
XII[A Grocer's Clerk]
XIII[An Artful Trick]
XIV[A Crisis]
XV[A Strange Proposal]
XVI[Mrs. Lane's Surprise]
XVII[Gerald Leaves Portville]
XVIII[A New Acquaintance]
XIX[A Bold Robbery]
XX[A Letter from Portville]
XXI[A Mining Settlement in Montana]
XXII[The Tables are Turned]
XXIII[New Arrangements]
XXIV[A New Home]
XXV[A Perilous Ride]
XXVI[Saul Gridley Seeks Revenge]
XXVII[Saul Gridley's Unpleasant Surprise]
XXVIII[A Trip on Horseback]
XXIX[Nero]
XXX[The Circus]
XXXI[Ransom]
XXXII[Imprisoned]
XXXIII[Rescued]
XXXIV[A Deed of Gift]
XXXV[John Graves Reappears]
XXXVI[Mrs. Lane's Discomfiture]
XXXVII[Conclusion]