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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• CHAPTER I.
  Across the Gulf 9

• CHAPTER II.
  The Slippery Path 34

• CHAPTER III.
  A Game of Chess 55

• CHAPTER IV.
  The Stone House 70

• CHAPTER V.
  Bub Mell 98

• CHAPTER VI.
  Mouldings and Bricks 131

• CHAPTER VII.
  Checkmate! 158

• CHAPTER VIII.
  A Troublesome Character 166

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• CHAPTER IX.
  A Fancy Case 185

• CHAPTER X.
  Economical 203

• CHAPTER XI.
  Going into Society 222

• CHAPTER XII.
  Maple Leaves 243

• CHAPTER XIII.
  A Feverish Patient 264

• CHAPTER XIV.
  Swept and Garnished 279

• CHAPTER XV.
  A Preacher and a Sermon 291