CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Home at Last [5]
II. The Little Mummy's Arrangements [13]
III. A Startling Meeting [19]
IV. An Evil Genius [28]
V. Maurice Trevor [33]
VI. Mrs. Aylmer's Strategy [41]
VII. The Chains Begin to Fret [48]
VIII. Bertha's Quandary [56]
IX. A Tempting Offer [63]
X. The Little Mummy's Curiosity [69]
XI. Florence's Good Angel [72]
XII. Alone in London [80]
XIII. A Weary Wait [88]
XIV. A Blunt Question [92]
XV. Edith Franks [99]
XVI. On the Brink of an Abyss [106]
XVII. Nearer and Nearer [116]
XVIII. A Vestige of Hope [121]
XIX. In the Balance [128]
XX. Rose View [133]
XXI. An Awkward Position [137]
XXII. The Story Accepted [144]
XXIII. Bertha's Joy [151]
XXIV. Trevor Asks Bertha's Advice [156]
XXV. Trevor's Resolve [162]
XXVI. At Aylmer's Court [169]
XXVII. Bertha's Secret [174]
XXVIII. A Smiling World [178]
XXIX. Almost Betrayed [187]
XXX. The Telegram [194]
XXXI. Bertha Writes the Essay [199]
XXXII. Trevor and Florence [206]
XXXIII. A Tete-a-Tete [215]
XXXIV. Maurice Rebels [221]
XXXV. The Essay Arouses Criticism [225]
XXXVI. A Letter from Home [230]
XXXVII. Trevor Proposes to Florence [236]
XXXVIII. At the Reception [241]
XXXIX. An Admirable Arrangement [252]
XL. Is It "Yes" or "No"? [259]
XLI. The Little Mummy in London [271]
XLII. Bertha Keys Defeated [281]
XLIII. Mrs. Aylmer's Will [290]
XLIV. Bertha Changes Her Tone [298]
XLV. "All the Roses Are Dead" [309]
XLVI. A Denouement [313]
XLVII. Finis [318]