SIGNING THE CONTRACT.

Transcriber’s Note.

The cover image was created by the transcriber, and is placed in the public domain.

Variant spelling has been retained, as has inconsistent hyphenation. Simple typographical errors have been corrected.

The Table of Contents was added by the Transcriber.

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	A WANDERER	[7]
II.	RESCUED	[19]
III.	ONE FOR LIFE	[28]
IV.	A STRANGE REVELATION	[35]
V.	BETROTHED	[45]
VI	THE SEARCH	[52]
VII.	A WICKED SUGGESTION	[58]
VIII.	MRS. ALDEN AN ABETTOR	[66]
IX.	WHAT ESPY SAID ABOUT IT	[74]
X.	FLOY’S RESOLVE	[77]
XI.	LOVE AND PRIDE	[82]
XII.	“LOST! LOST! LOST!”	[87]
XIII.	FLOY’S QUEST	[92]
XIV.	A RIFT IN THE CLOUD	[95]
XV.	ALONE	[103]
XVI.	INITIATED	[112]
XVII.	HETTY TO THE RESCUE	[120]
XVIII.	A CRUEL BLOW	[128]
XIX.	A GREAT SURPRISE	[138]
XX.	A SUDDEN SUMMONS	[146]
XXI.	GHOSTS OF THE PAST	[157]
XXII.	REMORSE	[169]
XXIII.	OLD FRIENDS AND NEW	[181]
XXIV.	GILDED MISERY	[192]
XXV.	STITCH, STITCH, STITCH	[197]
XXVI.	THE MADAME AT HER SOLICITOR’S	[207]
XXVII.	THE LONG-LOST DEED	[214]
XXVIII.	MESSRS. TREDICK & SERVER	[222]
XXIX.	A THORNY ROSE	[230]
XXX.	PANSY	[234]
XXXI.	A WONDROUS CHANGE	[241]
XXXII.	ETHEL AT HOME	[248]
XXXIII.	A LETTER, A STORY, AND A PROMISE	[255]
XXXIV.	THE MADAME’S CONFESSION	[259]
XXXV.	A FLITTING	[272]
XXXVI.	REUNITED	[283]
XXXVII.	LOVE’S POSY	[296]
XXXVIII.	“FOUND! FOUND! FOUND!”	[307]
XXXIX.	THE MADAME’S QUEST IS ENDED	[319]
XL.	THE CUP OVERFLOWS	[326]
XLI.	AFTER THE RAIN, SUNLIGHT; AFTER THE STORM, A CALM.	[331]

AND

WHAT IT COST.