VIII. NEW FRIENDS IN STRANGE PLACES. 99 IX. MORE OF THE DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. 108 X. THE BLACK DOG. 122 XI. FOREST PREACHING. 140 XII. TROUBLE AMONG THE TRESPASSERS. 154 IX. NEW PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT. [TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: This chapter was misnumbered in the original book. It is actually Chapter XIII.] 169 XIV. CATASTROPHE—COLLETON'S DISCOVERY. 180 XV. CLOSE QUARTERS. 187 XVI. CONSPIRACY—WARNING. 199 XVII. REMORSE.