A LIFE'S SECRET

By Mrs. Henry Wood

CONTENTS

PART THE FIRST.
CHAP. PAGE
I.   WAS THE LADY MAD? 11
II.   CHANGES 32
III.   AWAY TO LONDON 39
IV.   DAFFODIL'S DELIGHT 52
V.   MISS GWINN'S VISIT 67
VI.   TRACKED HOME 83
VII.   MR. SHUCK AT HOME 103
VIII.   FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS! 116
IX.   THE SEPARATION OF HUNTER AND HUNTER 127
 
PART THE SECOND.
 
I.   A MEETING OF THE WORKMEN 136
II.   CALLED TO KETTERFORD 153
III.   TWO THOUSAND POUNDS 168
IV.   AGITATION 186
 
PART THE THIRD.
 
I.   A PREMATURE AVOWAL 204
II.   MR. COX 221
III.   'I THINK I HAVE BEEN A FOOL' 238
IV.   SOMEBODY 'PITCHED INTO' 256
V.   A GLOOMY CHAPTER 274
VI.   THE LITTLE BOY AT REST 288
VII.   MR. DUNN'S PIGS BROUGHT TO MARKET 294
VIII.   A DESCENT FOR MR. SHUCK 309
IX.   ON THE EVE OF BANKRUPTCY 326
X.   THE YEARS GONE BY 342
XI.   RELIEF 359
XII.   CONCLUSION 369





MILDRED ARKELL.

By Mrs. Henry Wood

In Three Volumes.

Vol. I.



CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE
I. WHICH IS NOTHING BUT AN INTRODUCTION 1
II. THE MISS HUGHES'S HOME 21
III. THE ADVENT OF CHARLOTTE TRAVICE 34
IV. ROBERT CARR'S REQUEST 50
V. THE FLIGHT 68
VI. A MISERABLE MISTAKE 87
VII. A HEART SEARED 107
VIII. BETSEY TRAVICE 124
IX. DISPLEASING EYES 147
X. GOING OUT AS LADY'S MAID 160
XI. MR. CARR'S OFFER 179
XII. MARRIAGES IN UNFASHIONABLE LIFE 194
XIII. GOING ON FOR LORD MAYOR 213
XIV. OLD YEARS BACK AGAIN 228
XV. THE DEAN'S DAUGHTER 249
XVI. A CITY'S DESOLATION 269
XVII. A DIFFICULTY ABOUT TICKETS 288
XVIII. THE CONCERT 303





MILDRED ARKELL

By Mrs. Henry Wood

In Three Volumes

Vol. II.

CONTENTS

CHAP.   PAGE
I. THE SCHOOL-BOY'S LOVE 1
II. THE TOUR OF DAVID DUNDYKE, ESQUIRE 20
III. A MEETING AT GRENOBLE 37
IV. A MYSTERY 65
V. HOME IN DESPAIR 87
VI. NEWS FOR WESTERBURY 102
VII. ROBERT CARR'S VISIT 118
VIII. GOING OVER TO SQUIRE CARR'S 137
IX. A STARTLED LUNCHEON-TABLE 153
X. A MISSIVE FOR SQUIRE CARR 175
XI. THE LAST OF ROBERT CARR 191
XII. MR. RICHARDS' MORNING CALL 214
XIII. A DISLIKE THAT WAS TO BEAR ITS FRUITS 230
XIV. THE EXAMINATION 251
XV. A NIGHT WITH THE GHOSTS 272
XVI. PERPLEXITY 294
XVII. A SHADOW OF THE FUTURE 315





MILDRED ARKELL.

By Mrs. Henry Wood

In Three Volumes.

Vol. III.



CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE
I. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND—A SURPRISE 1
II. A DOUBTFUL SEARCH 24
III. DETECTION 43
IV. ASSIZE SATURDAY 68
V. ASSIZE SUNDAY 86
VI. PREACHING TO THE DEAN 103
VII. CARR VERSUS CARR 122
VIII. THE SECOND DAY 144
IX. THE SHADOWS OF DEATH 168
X. THE GRAVESTONE IN THE CLOISTERS 191
XI. THOUGHTLESS WORDS 213
XII. MISCONCEPTION 236
XIII. THE TABLES TURNED 256
XIV. A RECOGNITION 273
XV. MILDRED'S RECOMPENSE 290
XVI. MISS FAUNTLEROY LOVED AT LAST 309





JOHNNY LUDLOW

By Mrs. Henry Wood

FIRST SERIES



CONTENTS.

    PAGE
I. Losing Lena 1
II. Finding both of them 16
III. Wolfe Barrington’s Taming 28
IV. Major Parrifer 48
V. Coming Home to him 64
VI. Lease, the Pointsman 80
VII. Aunt Dean 98
VIII. Going through the Tunnel 117
IX. Dick Mitchel 133
X. A Hunt by Moonlight 150
XI. The Beginning of the End 165
XII. “Jerry’s Gazette” 182
XIII. Sophie Chalk 203
XIV. At Miss Deveen’s 219
XV. The Game Finished 238
XVI. Going to the Mop 256
XVII. Breaking Down 275
XVIII. Reality or Delusion? 293
XIX. David Garth’s Night-Watch 308
XX. David Garth’s Ghost 329
XXI. Seeing Life 348
XXII. Our Strike 368
XXIII. Bursting-Up 389
XXIV. Getting Away 409
XXV. Over the Water 427
XXVI. At Whitney Hall 447





JOHNNY LUDLOW.

By Mrs. Henry Wood

SECOND SERIES



CONTENTS

    PAGE
I. Lost in the Post 1
II. A Life of Trouble 19
III. Hester Reed’s Pills 36
IV. Abel Crew 56
V. Robert Ashton’s Wedding-Day 75
VI. Hardly worth Telling 92
VII. Charles van Rheyn 109
VIII. Mrs. Todhetley’s Earrings 133
IX. A Tale of Sin 153
X. A Day of Pleasure 231
XI. The Final Ending to it 250
XII. Margaret Rymer 272
XIII. The Other Earring 289
XIV. Anne 310
XV. The Key of the Church 367
XVI. The Syllabub Feast 387
XVII. Seen in the Moonlight 408
XVIII. Rose Lodge 427
XIX. Lee, the Letter Man 446





JOHNNY LUDLOW

By Mrs. Henry Wood

THIRD SERIES



CONTENTS

  PAGE
The Mystery of Jessy Page 1
Crabb Ravine 43
Our Visit 87
Janet Carey 112
Dr. Knox 135
Helen Whitney’s Wedding 158
Helen’s Curate 180
Jellico’s Pack 203
Caromel’s Farm 223
Charlotte and Charlotte 244
The Last of the Caromels 267
A Day in Briar Wood 290
The Story of Dorothy Grape: Disappearance 313
The Story of Dorothy Grape: In After Years 335
Lady Jenkins: Mina 359
Lady Jenkins: Doubt 382
Lady Jenkins: Madame 406
Lady Jenkins: Light 429
The Angels’ Music 452





JOHNNY LUDLOW

By Mrs. Henry Wood

FOURTH SERIES



CONTENTS

  PAGE
A Mystery 1
Sandstone Torr 61
Chandler and Chandler 145
Verena Fontaine’s Rebellion 190
A Curious Experience 293
Roger Bevere 313
Ketira the Gipsy 368
The Curate of St. Matthew’s 408
Mrs. Cramp’s Tenant 449





JOHNNY LUDLOW

By Mrs. Henry Wood

FIFTH SERIES



CONTENTS.

  PAGE
Featherston’s Story 1
Watching on St. Mark’s Eve 205
Sanker’s Visit 224
Roger Monk 245
The Ebony Box 271
Our First Term at Oxford 349





JOHNNY LUDLOW

By Mrs. Henry Wood

SIXTH SERIES



CONTENTS

The Mystery at Number Seven— PAGE
I.— MONTPELLIER-BY-SEA 1
II.— OWEN, THE MILKMAN 26
Caramel Cottage—
I.— EDGAR RESTE 54
II.— DISAPPEARANCE 76
III.— DON THE SECOND 101
A Tragedy—
I.— GERVAIS PREEN 126
II.— IN THE BUTTERY 152
III.— MYSTERY 178
IV.— OLIVER 204
In Later Years 230
The Silent Chimes—
I.— PUTTING THEM UP 257
II.— PLAYING AGAIN 284
III.— RINGING AT MIDDAY 313
IV.— NOT HEARD 341
V.— SILENT FOR EVER 370