CONTENTS I. A Modern Arcadia 1 II. The Crusaders' Chapel 14 III. The Lady of the Manor 28 IV. The Dinner-Party 42 V. Love's Young Dream 58 VI. Trouble 71 VII. A Nine Days' Wonder 87 VIII. Haverleigh's Defence 101 IX. A Bad Reputation 113 X. The Price of Silence 126 XI. The London Detective 140 XII. A Surprise 154 XIII. An Interesting Document 168 XIV. An Unexpected Meeting 183 XV. A New Complication 198 XVI. Sybil's Visitor 214 XVII. Lord Kilspindie Explains 227 XVIII. A Miracle 242 XIX. A Story of the Past 257 XX. Mrs Gabriel's Secret 276 The Solitary Farm By Fergus Hume CONTENTS CHAPTER I The Domain of Ceres CHAPTER II The Wooin' o't CHAPTER III The Tardy Lover CHAPTER IV Sudden Death CHAPTER V A Mysterious Crime CHAPTER VI The Inquest CHAPTER VII Cyril and Bella CHAPTER VIII The Witch-Wife CHAPTER IX The Coming of Durgo CHAPTER X A Lover's Meeting CHAPTER XI A Recognition CHAPTER XII Cyril's Story CHAPTER XIII Mrs. Tunks' Discovery CHAPTER XIV What Silas Pence Knew CHAPTER XV Durgo, the Detective CHAPTER XVI The Papers CHAPTER XVII A Confession CHAPTER XVIII The Ghost CHAPTER XIX An Awkward Position CHAPTER XX The Master Magician CHAPTER XXI A Desperate Attempt CHAPTER XXII Mrs. Vand's Repentance CHAPTER XXIII What Luke Tunks Saw CHAPTER XXIV A Remarkable Discovery CHAPTER XXV Run to Earth A WOMAN'S BURDEN By Fergus Hume CONTENTS. PROLOGUE. CHAPTER I. A QUEER ADVENTURE CHAPTER II. A STRANGE ARRANGEMENT PART I. CHAPTER I. MRS. DACRE DARROW CHAPTER II. A RED RAG TO A BULL CHAPTER III. POVERTY HALL CHAPTER IV. MR. BARTON'S VISITOR CHAPTER V. BEHIND THE SCENES CHAPTER VI. MRS. DARROW'S BOMBSHELL CHAPTER VII. IN THE WOODS CHAPTER VIII. SHORTY CHAPTER IX. THE SHADOW CHAPTER X. THE SQUIRE'S SECRET CHAPTER XI. UNMASKED CHAPTER XII. MIRIAM KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT CHAPTER XIII. MRS. DARROW BECOMES REFRACTORY CHAPTER XIV. ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT CHAPTER XV. A NINE DAYS' WONDER CHAPTER XVI. A LITTLE FEMININE DIPLOMACY CHAPTER XVII. A ROMAN FATHER CHAPTER XVIII. THE REWARD OF MIRIAM PART II. CHAPTER I. 5A, ROSARY MANSIONS CHAPTER II. JABEZ REDIVIVUS CHAPTER III. MRS. PARSLEY'S PROTÉGÉ CHAPTER IV. DICKY'S DISCOVERY CHAPTER V. JUST IN TIME CHAPTER VI. SOME MUTUAL COMPLIMENTS AND A CONFESSION CHAPTER VII. MRS. DARROW SYMPATHISES CHAPTER VIII. MRS. PARSLEY SEES A GHOST CHAPTER IX. MORE TROUBLE CHAPTER X. THE MAJOR'S POINT OF VIEW CHAPTER XI. IN THE DEPTHS CHAPTER XII. JABEZ SEEKS AN OLD FRIEND CHAPTER XIII. THE END OF GERALD ARKEL CHAPTER XIV. A QUEER STORY QUEERLY TOLD EPILOGUE.