CHAPTER		PAGE
[I.]	A STRANGE COMPACT	[7]
[II.]	DREAMS AND REALITIES	[15]
[III.]	THE VALUE OF A LIFE	[26]
[IV.]	PAYING THE PENALTY	[35]
[V.]	A PERILOUS TASK	[44]
[VI.]	FAITH AND PHILOSOPHY	[54]
[VII.]	THE NICK OF TIME	[63]
[VIII.]	THE SOUL'S AWAKENING	[72]
[IX.]	THE CAPTAIN'S LETTER	[82]
[X.]	A VISITOR	[92]
[XI.]	A TALK BY THE WAY	[101]
[XII.]	FAIRYLAND	[112]
[XIII.]	THE AWAKENING	[123]
[XIV.]	EVOLUTION	[134]
[XV.]	MISGIVINGS	[145]
[XVI.]	GROWING SUSPICIONS	[157]
[XVII.]	RETROSPECTIVE	[168]
[XVIII.]	THE OLD AND THE NEW	[178]
[XIX.]	AFTER THREE YEARS	[189]
[XX.]	FATHER AND SON	[200]
[XXI.]	GERVASE SPEAKS HIS MIND	[211]
[XXII.]	A HUMAN DOCUMENT	[222]
[XXIII.]	MEANS TO AN END	[232]
[XXIV.]	THE JUSTICE OF THE STRONG	[243]
[XXV.]	THE END OF A DREAM	[254]
[XXVI.]	QUESTIONS TO BE FACED	[266]
[XXVII.]	THE VALUE OF A LIFE	[277]
[XXVIII.]	THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE	[288]
[XXIX.]	GETTING AT THE TRUTH	[299]
[XXX.]	THE TOILS OF CIRCUMSTANCE	[310]
[XXXI.]	OLD FRIENDS	[320]
[XXXII.]	FACING THE INEVITABLE	[331]
[XXXIII.]	WAS IT PROVIDENCE?	[342]
[XXXIV.]	DISCOVERIES	[352]
[XXXV.]	CONFLICTING EMOTIONS	[363]
[XXXVI.]	HIS HEART'S DESIRE	[373]

A GAMBLE WITH LIFE

CHAPTER I

A STRANGE COMPACT

"Well, of all the hare-brained proposals I ever listened to, this takes the bun"; and Felix Muller adjusted his pince-nez and lay back in his chair and laughed softly.

"But why hare-brained?" asked his companion, seriously. "Singular, I admit it may be; startling if you like, but I do not see that there is anything in it to laugh at."

"You don't?" and the lawyer's face became suddenly grave. "Do you realise what your proposal implies?"

CONTENTS

A GAMBLE WITH LIFE

CHAPTER I

A STRANGE COMPACT