AUTHOR OF
"Great Men at Play," "Church Lore Gleanings,"
"The Ghost World," &c.

LONDON
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY
LIMITED
St. Dunstan's House,
Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C.
1895

LONDON:
PRINTED BY HORACE COX, WINDSOR HOUSE,
BREAM'S BUILDINGS, E.C.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
Fatal Cursespage [1]
CHAPTER II.
The Screaming Skull[29]
CHAPTER III.
Eccentric Vows[46]
CHAPTER IV.
Strange Banquets[69]
CHAPTER V.
Mysterious Rooms[88]
CHAPTER VI.
Indelible Bloodstains[114]
CHAPTER VII.
Curious Secrets[135]
CHAPTER VIII.
The Dead Hand[154]
CHAPTER IX.
Devil Compacts[162]
CHAPTER X.
Family Death Omens[180]
CHAPTER XI.
Weird Possessions[198]
CHAPTER XII.
Romance of Disguise[208]
CHAPTER XIII.
Extraordinary Disappearances[229]
CHAPTER XIV.
Honoured Hearts[253]
CHAPTER XV.
Romance of Wealth[262]
CHAPTER XVI.
Lucky Accidents[279]
CHAPTER XVII.
Fatal Passion[289]
Index.[309]