| Anderson Crow (Frontispiece) |
| "'Safe for a minute or two at least,' he whispered" |
| "A baby, alive and warm, lay packed in the blankets" |
| "September brought Elsie Banks" |
| "The teacher was amazingly pretty on this eventful night" |
| "'What is the meaning of all this?'" |
| The haunted house |
| Wicker Bonner |
| "Rosalie was no match for the huge woman" |
| "She shrank back from another blow which seemed impending" |
| "Left the young man to the care of an excellent nurse" |
| "'I think I understand, Rosalie'" |
| "'I beg your pardon,' he said humbly'" |
| "It was a wise, discreet old oak" |
| "The huge automobile had struck the washout" |
| I.—HUSBANDS AND WIFE. | 1 |
| II.—THE SISTER IN LAW. | 17 |
| III.—THE DISTANT COUSINS. | 38 |
| IV.—THE WOULD-BE BROTHER-IN-LAW. | 54 |
| V.—THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY. | 74 |
| VI.—OTHER RELATIONS. | 92 |
| VII.—THE THREE GUARDIANS. | 109 |
| VIII.—THE PRODIGAL HUSBAND. | 123 |
| "'Don't you think Connie is a perfect dear?'" | Frontis |
| Brock | 24 |
| Katherine | 47 |
| "She began to detect a decided falling off in his ardour" | 79 |
| "'I do love you,' she said simply". | 106 |
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| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Our Hero | 1 |
| II. | Miss Nellie Duluth | 31 |
| III. | Mr. Fairfax | 71 |
| IV. | Luncheon | 95 |
| V. | Christmas | 124 |
| VI. | The Revolver | 150 |
| VII. | The Lawyer | 176 |
| VIII. | Blakeville | 201 |
| Nellie Duluth | Frontispiece |
| Fairfax was sitting on a trunk, a satisfied smile on his lips | 67 |
| Phoebe | 134 |
| He stopped, aghast, petrified | 238 |
| CHAPTER | |
| I. | THE SOFT SUMMER NIGHT |
| II. | "LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER" |
| III. | JUD AND JUSTINE |
| IV. | MRS. HARDESTY'S CHARITY |
| V. | WHEN THE CLASH CAME |
| VI. | THE GIRL IN GRAY |
| VII. | LEAVING PARADISE |
| VIII. | THE FIRST WAS A CRIMINAL |
| IX. | THE ENCOUNTER WITH CRAWLEY |
| X. | THE CLOTHES AND THE MAN |
| XI. | WHEN THE WIND BLOWS |
| XII. | THE GOOD OF EVIL |
| XIII. | THE FINDING OF CELESTE |
| XIV. | "MY TRUEST COMRADE" |
| XV. | ONE HEART FOR TWO |
| XVI. | THE FALL OF THE WEAK |
| XVII. | AT SEA |
| XVIII. | 'GENE CRAWLEY'S SERMON |
| XIX. | THE PURE AND THE POOR |
| XX. | THE SOCIABLE |
| XXI. | THE COMING IN THE NIGHT |
| XXII. | THE FIRST-BORN |
| XXIII. | THE TALE OF TEARS |
| XXIV. | THE NIGHT OUT |
| XXV. | THE LETTER TO CRAWLEY |
| XXVI. | TWO WOMEN AND A BABE |
| XXVII. | THE END OF IT ALL |
| XXVIII. | HEARTS |
| XXIX. | CRAWLEY'S LEGACY |
| I Lady Jane Thorne Comes to Dinner | 1 |
| II Out of the Four Corners of the Earth | 12 |
| III The City of Masks | 24 |
| IV The Scion of a New York House | 37 |
| V Mr. Thomas Trotter Hears Something to His Advantage | 50 |
| VI The Unfailing Memory | 67 |
| VII The Foundation of the Plot | 79 |
| VIII Lady Jane Goes About It Promptly | 94 |
| IX Mr. Trotter Falls into a New Position | 110 |
| X Putting Their Heads—and Hearts—Together | 121 |
| XI Winning by a Nose | 134 |
| XII In the Fog | 155 |
| XIII Not Clouds Alone Have Linings | 172 |
| XIV Diplomacy | 188 |
| XV One Night at Spangler's | 202 |
| XVI Scotland Yard Takes a Hand | 219 |
| XVII Friday for Luck | 233 |
| XVIII Friday for Bad Luck | 250 |
| XIX From Darkness to Light | 263 |
| XX An Exchange of Courtesies | 279 |
| XXI The Bride-Elect | 294 |
| XXII The Beginning | 307 |
