Publishers New York

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[Ben Stone]5
II.[The Pariah]16
III.[One Ray of Light]26
IV.[A Brave Heart]40
V.[One More Chance]49
VI.[Into the Shadows]61
VII.[A Desperate Encounter]71
VIII.[A Rift]83
IX.[Proffered Friendship]96
X.[Stone’s Story]105
XI.[On the Threshold]118
XII.[The Skies Brighten]127
XIII.[Hayden’s Demand]135
XIV.[The Bone of Contention]142
XV.[The Fellow Who Wouldn’t Yield]152
XVI.[Stone’s Defiance]162
XVII.[An Armed Truce]170
XVIII.[The Game]179
XIX.[Between the Halves]190

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
XX.[One Who Was True]198
XXI.[A Surprising Meeting]209
XXII.[A Sympathetic Soul]218
XXIII.[The Blind Fugitive]228
XXIV.[Clouds Gather Again]235
XXV.[Flight]247
XXVI.[The Arrest]256
XXVII.[The Darkest Hour]265
XXVIII.[On Trial]280
XXIX.[Sleuth’s Clever Work]296
XXX.[Clear Skies]309

BEN STONE AT OAKDALE.

CHAPTER I.