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THE ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY
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CONTENTS.

PAGE
[CHAPTER I.]
At Midnight [5]
[CHAPTER II.]
A Bitter Reckoning [15]
[CHAPTER III.]
The Tragedy [30]
[CHAPTER IV.]
Driven to the Wall [33]
[CHAPTER V.]
A Strange Occurrence [41]
[CHAPTER VI.]
Gone! [50]
[CHAPTER VII.]
A Mad Mistake [57]
[CHAPTER VIII.]
“My Dark-Eyed Will!” [65]
[CHAPTER IX.]
Escaped [72]
[CHAPTER X.]
A Mystery [77]
[CHAPTER XI.]
Drowned! [84]
[CHAPTER XII.]
The First Move [92]
[CHAPTER XIII.]
Gilbert Warrington’s Plot [96]
[CHAPTER XIV.]
Cross-Purposes [103]
[CHAPTER XV.]
Alive! [110]
[CHAPTER XVI.]
No Hope [114]
[CHAPTER XVII.]
Jealousy [121]
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
At Yorke Towers [130]
[CHAPTER XIX.]
A Warning [134]
[CHAPTER XX.]
Violet Obeys [141]
[CHAPTER XXI.]
In the East Chamber [148]
[CHAPTER XXII.]
Violet Attempts a Truce [154]
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
In the Corridor [161]
[CHAPTER XXIV.]
A Fearful Deed [168]
[CHAPTER XXV.]
A Terrible Secret [174]
[CHAPTER XXVI.]
A Dark Suspicion [181]
[CHAPTER XXVII.]
In a Trap [188]
[CHAPTER XXVIII.]
In Durance Vile [194]
[CHAPTER XXIX.]
Leonard Hears All [201]
[CHAPTER XXX.]
A Ray of Hope [208]
[CHAPTER XXXI.]
A Ray of Hope [213]
[CHAPTER XXXII.]
What Came Next [220]
[CHAPTER XXXIII.]
A Second Attempt [227]
[CHAPTER XXXIV.]
At Last [233]
[CHAPTER XXXV.]
Violet Hears the Story [240]
[CHAPTER XXXVI.]
Some Lessons Learned [247]
[Transcriber’s Notes]

A BITTER RECKONING

OR

VIOLET ARLEIGH

CHAPTER I.

AT MIDNIGHT.

“Will be with you to-morrow at midnight. Prepare for a bitter reckoning.

“Gilbert Warrington.”