CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I.— Within the Walls 1 II.— The Fall of Janjalla 22 III.— The Flight to Tlatonac 44 IV.— Exit Don Francisco Gomez 60 V.— The Indian Raid 76 VI.— The Luck of the Opal 96 VII.— Under the Opal Flag 113 VIII.— The Battle of Centeotl 131 IX.— The Triumph of the Republic 154 X.— The Canon Road 167 XI.— The Destiny of the Opal 191 XII.— Farewell, Tlatonac! 219 THE THIRD VOLUME By Fergus Hume CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. An Old Friend, 1 II. A Mysterious Communication, 10 III. The Revelation of Francis Hilliston, 19 IV. What Occurred at Horriston, 27 V. A Strange Coincidence, 37 VI. Truth is Stranger than Fiction, 45 VII. "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie," 52 VIII. Both Sides of the Question, 61 IX. Mrs. Bezel, 67 X. A Few Facts Connected with the Case, 78 XI. A Startling Discovery, 86 XII. Revelations, 94 XIII. On the Track, 102 XIV. The Upper Bohemia, 109 XV. A Popular Author, 117 XVI. A False Move, 124 XVII. The Husband at Kensington Gore, 131 XVIII. A Duel of Words, 138 XIX. Tait Brings News, 147 XX. A Précis of the Case, 154 XXI. Thorston, 160 XXII. In the Church, 168 XXIII. Fact and Fiction, 175 XXIV. A New Suspicion, 182 XXV. The Recluse, 192 XXVI. An Old Servant, 200 XXVII. A Glimpse of the Past, 210 XXVIII. Preparing the Ground, 220 XXIX. Kerry, 228 XXX. Mrs. Bezel Again, 235 XXXI. An Evening at the Vicarage, 241 XXXII. The Discoveries of Spenser Tait, 249 XXXIII. The Story of the Mad Gardener, 258 XXXIV. A Letter from Horriston, 268 XXXV. The Original of the Portrait, 275 XXXVI. A Strange Thing Happens, 282 XXXVII. A Voice from the Dead, 290 XXXVIII. A New Aspect of Things, 299 XXXIX. The Garnet Scarfpin, 306 XL. Face to Face, 314 XLI. An Explanation, 321 XLII. The Tragedy of a Woman's Vanity, 329 XLIII. The Last Appearance of Francis Hilliston, 336 XLIV. The Truth, 343 XLV. A Few Words by Spenser Tait, 351 THE YELLOW HOLLY By Fergus Hume CONTENTS I. "MRS. JERSEY RECEIVES" II. BRENDON'S STORY III. THE NEXT MORNING IV. A NINE-DAYS' WONDER V. A LOVERS' MEETING VI. WHAT MR. IRELAND KNEW VII. THE RED MAN VIII. A BACCHANTE IX. CLEVER MRS. WARD X. DIPLOMACY XI. MR. BAWDSEY AT HOME XII. A FIRESIDE TYRANT XIII. A WOMAN SCORNED XIV. MRS. WARD'S TRUMP CARD XV. A RECOGNITION XVI. THE PIPE OF PEACE XVII. LORD DERRINGTON EXPLAINS XVIII. MISS BULL'S STORY XIX. THE INQUIRY AGENT XX. THE TROUBLE OF LOLA XXI. THE CONFESSION OF A JEALOUS WOMAN XXII. WHO BAWDSEY WAS XXIII. THE TURNING OF THE LANE XXIV. A STARTLING SURPRISE XXV. THE TRUTH