STELLA ROSEVELT. =A Novel.= BY MRS. GEORGIE SHELDON. AUTHOR OF “BROWNIE’S TRIUMPH,” “THE FORSAKEN BRIDE,” “LOST—A PEARLE,” “EARLE WAYNE’S NOBILITY,” ETC., ETC. [Illustration: logo] NEW YORK: _G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_. Copyright, 1883 and 1890 By STREET & SMITH Stella Rosevelt CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE. I.— ON THE ATLANTIC 9 II.— SAVED 19 III.— THE YOUNG STRANGER 30 IV.— MRS. RICHARDS 38 V.— BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT 47 VI.— STELLA’S APPEAL 57 VII.— A CONSULTATION 68 VIII.— RETRENCHMENT 76 IX.— CHANGE OF FORTUNE 89 X.— THE UNWELCOME GUEST 97 XI.— FILTHY LUCRE 104 XII.— THE CAMEO RING 114 XIII.— A GLAD MEETING 124 XIV.— “LET ME DEPICT YOUR FUTURE.” 135 XV.— A FATAL MISTAKE 146 XVI.— A GREAT SHOCK 154 XVII.— “WHY HAS HE DONE THIS THING?” 162 XVIII.— EXPLANATIONS 175 XIX.— MALICIOUS FALSEHOODS 188 XX.— STAR’S DETERMINATION 198 XXI.— FRUITLESS EFFORTS 212 XXII.— THE GOAL REACHED 222 XXIII.— AN INTERESTING STORY 234 XXIV.— WHAT NEXT? 248 XXV.— STAR’S DELIGHT 258 XXVI.— “WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?” 265 XXVII.— DEFEATED 273 XXVIII.— RESCUED FROM A HORRIBLE FATE 279 XXIX.— JOSEPHINE’S INGRATITUDE 288 XXX.— “I LOVE HIM STILL.” 294 XXXI.— A NOBLE RESOLUTION 301 XXXII.— “I PROMISE.” 308 XXXIII.— “YOU ARE THE TRAITOR.” 316 XXXIV.— MUTUAL EXPLANATIONS 325 XXXV.— MRS. RICHARDS’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS 330 XXXVI.— JOSEPHINE’S AMBITION 337 XXXVII.— THE MOCK MARRIAGE 345 XXXVIII.— “I HAVE BEEN MAD.” 353