Contents
Chapter I . Mr. Bradbury
Chapter II . At the Hall
Chapter III . Mrs. Mary Howe
Chapter IV . A Journey Planned
Chapter V . The Journey Begun
Chapter VI . Through the Darkness
Chapter VII . The Riders
Chapter VIII . The Green-Curtained Room
Chapter IX . Mr. Charles Craike
Chapter X . Scruples of Roger Galt
Chapter XI . Events at the Stone House
Chapter XII . Captain Ezra Blunt
Chapter XIII . Out of the Stone House
Chapter XIV . Modesty of Mr. Galt
Chapter XV . The Doomed House
Chapter XVI . Old Mr. Edward Craike
Chapter XVII . Creed of Mr. Charles
Chapter XVIII . Compact of Tolerance
Chapter XIX . Company at Dinner
Chapter XX . Soul of a Man
Chapter XXI . My Cousin Oliver
Chapter XXII . The Web of Ivy
Chapter XXIII . Dying Fires
Chapter XXIV . The Wood
Chapter XXV . Insistence of Captain Blunt
Chapter XXVI . Sir Gavin Masters
Chapter XXVII . Suspicions of Mr. Charles Craike
Chapter XXVIII . Spilt Wine
Chapter XXIX . Intervention of Mr. Bradbury
Chapter XXX . Not Yet
Chapter XXXI . The Night Watch
Chapter XXXII . Will of a Man
Chapter XXXIII . Carrion Crows
Chapter XXXIV . Flight of Crows
Chapter XXXV . Departure of Mr. Charles Craike
Chapter XXXVI . Dawn
Chapter XXXVII . My Uncle Comes to his Own
Chapter XXXVIII . Last Will and Testament
This etext was transcribed by Les Bowler
BY ROY BRIDGES
Author of “The Bubble Moon,” “The Vats of Tyre,” etc.
HODDER AND STOUGHTON LIMITED LONDON
To my friend M. A. MINOGUE.
Printed in Great Britain by C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., 53, Victoria Street, Liverpool, and at London and Prescot.
