Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (The New York Public Library) Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=qJYnAAAAMAAJ (The New York Public Library) THE HEART OF A MYSTERY THE HEART OF A MYSTERY A Novel BY T. W. SPEIGHT AUTHOR OF "HOODWINKED," "BACK TO LIFE," "BURGO'S ROMANCE," ETC., ETC. "Pluck out the Heart of my Mystery."--HAMLET NEW YORK R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 112 FIFTH AVENUE Copyright, 1896 F. FENNO & COMPANY _The Heart of a Mystery_ CONTENTS. THE PROLOGUE. Chapter I. In December Weather. II. The Pengarvons of Broome. THE STORY. I. Mr. Hazeldine Changes his Notes for Gold. II. "Farewell, a Long Farewell." III. Tea, Talk, and Music. IV. A Laggard in Love. V. Ephraim Judd Cuts his Hand. VI. The Discovery. VII. Who Did It? VIII. Mr. Hazeldine's Letter. IX. The Inquest. X. An Anxious Week. XI. The Verdict. XII. Amo, Amas. XIII. The Trial. XIV. Exit Miss Letitia. XV. After the Trial. XVI. A Letter and its Reply. XVII. The Progress of Events. XVIII. A Revelation. XIX. The Old Story. XX. "What will he Think? What will he Say?" XXI. Mildew and Decay. XXII. Ephraim Judd's Strange Experience. XXIII. Poor John! XXIV. Enter Mr. Hodgson. XXV. Ephraim Judd's Remorse. XXVI. The Brothers. XXVII. Wrong Versus Right. XXVIII. Victory. XXIX. Mixed Threads. XXX. The Downward Path.--A Proposal. XXXI. Clement's Quest. XXXII. Correspondence. XXXIII. The Quest Continued. XXXIV. Another Link. XXXV. The Widow Varrel. XXXVI. A Journey of Discovery. XXXVII. How and Why. XXXVIII. The Cloud Dispersed, and a Bitter Disappointment. XXXIX. An Interview and its Sequel. XL. A Story of the Past, and a Departure. XLI. "Good-Bye to One and All." THE HEART OF A MYSTERY. PROLOGUE. CHAPTER I. IN DECEMBER WEATHER.