"In the centre of the group was a little figure in a short, black kilted frock."—[Page 247].
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | AS GOOD AS GONE | [7] |
| II. | LOVE AND MONEY | [14] |
| III. | A GREAT BIG SHAME | [23] |
| IV. | A SMALL WORLD | [33] |
| V. | A WILD-GOOSE CHASE | [40] |
| VI. | A TICKET FOR ONE | [50] |
| VII. | HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS | [58] |
| VIII. | IN FEAR | [67] |
| IX. | BROTHERS-IN-LAW | [80] |
| X. | A MEAN THING | [89] |
| XI. | WITH A PURPOSE | [98] |
| XII. | MASTER AND MAN | [107] |
| XIII. | BEARDING THE LION | [118] |
| XIV. | AN UNWELCOME GUEST | [129] |
| XV. | THE LAST HOPE | [140] |
| XVI. | LINKS IN A CHAIN | [150] |
| XVII. | MEETING AND PARTING | [161] |
| XVIII. | A BASE TRICK | [174] |
| XIX. | A SUCCESSFUL RAID | [183] |
| XX. | REAPING THE WHIRLWIND | [194] |
| XXI. | THE HIDING-PLACE | [203] |
| XXII. | OUT OF THE NORTH | [217] |
| XXIII. | THE MEETING OF THE WAYS | [224] |
| XXIV. | THE SUN SHINES OUT | [239] |
CHAPTER I.
AS GOOD AS GONE.
"You won't be any more use to us after this," said Gertrude positively.