Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books 1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=IzYPAAAAQAAJ NEW NOVELS AT THE LIBRARIES. In Single Volume form, each Six Shillings. * * * * * A SUFFOLK COURTSHIP. By M. Betham-Edwards. Author of "Kitty," "Dr. Jacob," "Brother Gabriel," "The Lord of the Harvest," &c. THE DISHONOUR OF FRANK SCOTT. By M. Hamilton, Author of "A Self-Denying Ordinance," "McLeod of the Camerons," &c. A DAUGHTER OF WITCHES. A Romance. By Joanna B. Wood, Author of "The Untempered Wind," "Judith Moore," &c. THE WORLD'S SLOW STAIN. By Harold Vallings, Author of "The Transgression of Terence Clancy," "A Month of Madness," &c. MOTHER-SISTER. By Edwin Puqh, Author of "Tony Drum," "The Man of Straw," &c. * * * * * LONDON: HURST & BLACKETT, LIMITED. AMUSEMENT ONLY AMUSEMENT ONLY BY RICHARD MARSH AUTHOR OF "THE BEETLE," "THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN," "FRIVOLITIES," "MARVELS AND MYSTERIES," Etc. _IN ONE VOLUME_ LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET 1901 _All rights reserved_ PRINTED BY KELLEY'S DIRECTORIES LIMITED LONDON AND KINGSTON. CONTENTS. The Lost Duchess. The Strange Occurrences in Canterstone Jail. Twins! A Vision of the Night. The Way of a Maid with a Man. Aunt Jane's Jalap. Willyum. His First Experiment. An Old-fashioned Christmas. By Deputy. Mr. Whiting and Mary Ann. A Substitute. AMUSEMENT ONLY. THE LOST DUCHESS. CHAPTER I. THE DUCHESS IS LOST. "Has the Duchess returned?" Knowles came further into the room. He had a letter on a salver. When the Duke had taken it, Knowles still lingered. The Duke glanced at him. "Is an answer required?" "No, your Grace." Still Knowles lingered. "Something a little singular has happened. The carriage has returned without the Duchess, and the men say that they thought her Grace was in it." "What do you mean?" "I hardly understand myself, your Grace. Perhaps you would like to see Barnes." Barnes was the coachman.