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.





THE MANDARIN'S FAN

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

CHAPTER. PAGE.
I.    THE ADVERTISEMENT 1
II.    DR. FORGE 13
III.    MISS WHARF AT HOME 27
IV.    RUPERT'S SECRET 40
V.    CONCERNING THE FAN 53
VI.    URGH'S STORY 65
VII.    THE WARNING 78
VIII.    THE BEGINNING OF THE BALL 90
IX.    THE END OF THE BALL 104
X.    A MYSTERIOUS CASE 118
XI.    THE CANTON ADVENTURE 132
XII.    AT THE INQUEST 147
XIII.    THE WILL 160
XIV.    A MYSTERIOUS LETTER 172
XV.    THE ROTHERHITHE DEN 185
XVI.    THE FAN MYSTERY 196
XVII.    A DISAPPEARANCE 208
XVIII.    A SURPRISE 220
XIX.    A VISITOR 232
XX.    THE MANDARIN EXPLAINS 244
XXI.    WHO IS GUILTY? 259
XXII.    AFTER EVENTS 274
XXIII.    THE CHASE 287
XXIV.    THE FULFILLED PROPHECY 300





A SON OF PERDITION

AN OCCULT ROMANCE

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. Love in Idleness 1
II. The Prophecy 16
III. The Fulfilment 31
IV. Plotting 47
V. The Meeting 66
VI. A Conversation 83
VII. Behind the Scenes 99
VIII. Love's Young Dream 112
IX. The Warning 128
X. In Cornwall 144
XI. The Spider and the Fly 160
XII. Small Beer Chronicles 177
XIII. Further Small Beer Chronicles 196
XIV. Preparation 215
XV. The Trance 231
XVI. The Disciple of Love 248
XVII. The Disciple of Hate 267
XVIII. The Night Before 282
XIX. The Morning After 298
XX. The Unexpected 317
XXI. The Choice 333
XXII. Right is Might 350
XXIII. The Eternal Strife 368
XXIV. Dawn 386





THE RED WINDOW

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

I. Comrades 9
II. Sir Simon Gore 23
III. The Will 38
IV. A Strange Adventure 50
V. Lost in the Darkness 64
VI. A Maiden Gentlewoman 77
VII. Bernard's Friends 90
VIII. Bernard's Enemies 103
IX. At Cove Castle 115
X. A Statement of the Case 129
XI. Mrs. Gilroy's Past 142
XII. The New Page 155
XIII. A Consultation 170
XIV. Love in Exile 183
XV. The Past of Alice 195
XVI. The Unexpected 208
XVII. The Diary 221
XVIII. Tolomeo's Story 232
XIX. Plots and Counterplots 245
XX. A Confession 259
XXI. Young Judas 276
XXII. The Truth 291
XXIII. A Year Later 309





THE HARLEQUIN OPAL

A ROMANCE

Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

CHAP.   PAGE
I.— Chums 1
II.— The Devil Stone 27
III.— "The Bohemian" 54
IV.— In the Track of Columbus 78
V.— Don Miguel Is Communicative 100
VI.— Chalchuih Tlatonac 125
VII.— Dolores 152
VIII.— Viva El Republica 177
IX.— The Call To Arms 201
X.— Padre Ignatius 221
XI.— The Drama of Little Things 238
XII.— A Strange Disappearance 262





THE HARLEQUIN OPAL

A ROMANCE

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

CHAP.   PAGE
I.— Away to the North 1
II.— Acauhtzin 21
III.— Don Hypolito Xuarez 37
IV.— Rivals 58
V.— In Shadowland 81
VI.— The Shrine of the Opal 104
VII.— An Unexpected Meeting 130
VIII.— An Indian Festival 153
IX.— The Fugitives 184
X.— Fortune turns her Wheel 210
XI.— Away to the Front 233
XII.— A Naval Engagement—New Style 257
XIII.— Without the Walls 278





THE HARLEQUIN OPAL

A ROMANCE

Volume III

By Fergus Hume



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