CONTENTS.

Chapter Page
I.[The Young Girl on the Bench]7
II.[Penelope Sets a Hard Task for Dick]19
III.[Wherein Dick Treadwell Meets with Another]
[Adventure]45
IV.[Story of the Girl who Attempted Suicide]64
V.[The Failure of the Strike]77
VI.[Is the Girl Honest?]87
VII.[Mr. Martin Shanks: Guardian]95
VIII.[The Missing Stenographer]103
IX.[The Stranger at the Bar]114
X.[Tolman Bike]121
XI.[Who was the Man that Bought the Gown?]139
XII.[One and the Same]153
XIII.[A Lovers’ Quarrel]166
XIV.[“Give Me Until To-Morrow.”]177
XV.[“To Richard Treadwell, Personal.”]190
XVI.[The Mystery Solved]205
XVII.[Sunlight Through the Clouds]220

THE

MYSTERY OF CENTRAL PARK.

CHAPTER I.
THE YOUNG GIRL ON THE BENCH.

“And that is your final decision?”

Dick Treadwell gazed sternly at Penelope Howard’s downcast face, and waited for a reply.

Instead of answering, as good-mannered young women generally do, Penelope intently watched the tips of her russet shoes, as they appeared and disappeared beneath the edge of her gown, and remained silent.

When she raised her head and met that look, so sad and yet so stern, the faintest shadow of a smile placed a pleasing wrinkle at the corners of her brown eyes.