CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

• Hero and Heroine Meet 7
• The Child, the Wise Man, and the Lady 15
• She Discovers the Author 24
• The Danger Signal 31
• Playing with Fire 40
• A Strange Request 48
• Reading the Hand 59
• A Soft Good-night 67
• Over the Garden Wall 76
• The Little Winged God 86
• The Voice in the Darkness 94
• Misunderstandings 100
• Feverish Symptoms 111
• To Beg for Mercy 123
• On her Knees to Him 131
• God's Little Boy 141
• The Passing of the Night 150
• The Breaking of the Day 159
• Playing the Spy 167
• A Horrible Revelation 176
• The Only Way 184
• White Lies 192
• Love's Labour Lost 204
• Restored Sight 213
• Ejected from the Cabin 223
• As Sober as a Judge 230
• The Financial Loadstone 237
• Homeward Bound 244
• Aching Hearts and Laughing Faces 252
• As Faithful as a Dog 261
• A Teacup Storm