[ CHAPTER XI — CRIME OR CALAMITY ]

[ CHAPTER XII — TOLINE OF THE LACHLAN ]

[ CHAPTER XIII — A WARNING ]

[ CHAPTER XIV — WEALTH IN THE WILDERNESS ]

[ CHAPTER XV — SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCES ]

[ CHAPTER XVI — A STARTLING DISCOVERY ]

[ CHAPTER XVII — THE PLOT UNVEILED ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII — FOUR DAYS OF ANGUISH ]

[ CHAPTER XIX — HELPLESS AND HOPELESS ]

[ IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS ]