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THE THIRD VOLUME
THE THIRD VOLUME
BY FERGUS HUME _Author of "The Lone Inn," "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Chinese Jar," Etc._
NEW YORK THE CASSELL PUBLISHING CO. 31 EAST 17TH STREET (UNION SQUARE)
COPYRIGHT, 1894, BY FERGUS HUME.
COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY THE CASSELL PUBLISHING CO.
_All rights reserved._
THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
Oh, mothers, wisely sang ye, When oft we went astray, "Ye weave the ropes to hang ye, Ye forge the swords to slay."
The ropes we wove so gladly, Have robbed us of our breath, The swords we forged so madly, Have smitten us to death.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. AN OLD FRIEND, 1
II. A MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATION, 10
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 PRECIS 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
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 THIRD VOLUME.