BY J. S. FLETCHER
CONTENTS Part the First: RISE I APPLECROFT 11 II THE TIGHT LIP
Part the First: RISE
CHAPTER I Applecroft
CHAPTER II The Tight Lip
CHAPTER III The Broken Man
CHAPTER IV The Diplomatic Father
CHAPTER V The Shakespeare Line
CHAPTER VI The Gloves Off
CHAPTER VII The Golden Teapot
CHAPTER VIII The Battle Begins
CHAPTER IX The Iron Rod
CHAPTER X The Eternal Feminine
CHAPTER XI Humble Pie
CHAPTER XII The Triple Chance
CHAPTER XIII Dead Men's Shoes
Part the Second: FALL
CHAPTER I Avarice
CHAPTER II The Bit of Bad Land
CHAPTER III Coal
CHAPTER IV Birds of a Feather
CHAPTER V The Yorkshire Way
CHAPTER VI Obsession
CHAPTER VII The Last Throw
CHAPTER VIII The Commination Service
CHAPTER IX The Bell Rings
CHAPTER X Black Depths
CHAPTER XI The Sentence
CHAPTER XII The Second Exodus
CHAPTER XIII The Lustre Jug