CHAP. PAGE
I THE SPARE BED 3
II UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED 13
III THE NORTH VERANDAH 41
IV IMITATION PEARLS 52
V THE HELPER 78
VI THE FATAL PARAGRAPH 90
VII THE SHIP’S CAT 110
VIII HELEN, OR SEMIRAMIS? 124
IX THE RED BUNGALOW 139
X THE SCARECROW 157
XI THE OLD TOWN HOUSE 178
XII THE FIND 192
XIII THE CREAKING BOARD 203
XIV THE SWORD OF LANBRYDE 213
XV THE KING’S SHILLING 218
XVI A DARK HORSE 236