The Double Scare.—The Old Man's Arrest.—Little Jack's "Sprint."

The Storm.—"Bill of Particulars" not Demanded.—Sage Assurance of an Oxford Graduate.—The Dream.

An Interesting Meeting.—A Barrier and Siege.—At the Parish Church.—Strange Sense of Familiarity at First Sight.—Esther's Friend from London.—Alice Webster as an Interloper.—Alice's Infatuation.—Visit of Paul Lanier.—Lake Excursion.—Two Proposals.

A London Conference.— The Lawsuit.—The Lake Tragedy.—Paul's Fright.—Trip to London.—Investigations of Sir Donald and the Solicitors.—The Hyde Park Confidence.— Thames Boat-Ride.—An Embarrassing Situation.—Splash of Two Bodies.— At House of Jack Bray.—A Mysterious Drive.

Parental "Air Castles."— An Unexpected Call.—Hurried Departure.—Southampton Wharf Toughs and Bullying Official.—Sledge-Hammer Blows of Drooping Pedestrian.—Aboard Ship.—An "Ishmaelite" Finding "Casus Belli" in Fate.—Tempest on Bay of Biscay.

Return from Opera.—Esther Piqued at Alice's Conduct.—Search for Oswald and Alice.—Finding of Hat and Handkerchief.—Harassed by Reporters and Detectives.—Sleuths Employed by Sir Donald.—An Optimist Turned Nemesis.—Esther's Clouded Vision.—Sir Donald's Bluff.—The Conspirators Quit London.—Sir Donald and Esther Leave for Paris.

Oswald in India.—Calcutta too Cosmopolitan.—Seeking Employment.—Trip to the Himalayas.

Pierre and Paul in Bombay.—A Rich Englishman and his Niece.—The Laniers Dine with Sir Charles Chesterton.—Mutual Infatuation of Paul and Agnes.—Paul's Proposal.—Sir Charles Demands Pedigree and Inventory.—Sir Charles and Pierre Vie in Villainous Recitals.—Matrimonial Decision Postponed.—Sir Charles and Pierre Sail for Calcutta.—Paul's Growing Infatuation.—Agnes' Caprices.—Thursday Evening Call.—The Tableau, "Eugene Aram" Dream Lines Recital.—Chesterton Rooms Vacated.

Interest in Paris Poor.—Losing Zeal for Man-Capture.—The Hospital Confession.—The Convalescent's Mysterious Departure—The Trip to Calcutta.

At Himalaya Camp.—"Lion" and "Bear."—"For Good of Kaiser and Tsar."—Tippoo Kalidasa.—Claude Leslie.—Camp Discussions.—"Citizen of the World."—Doctrine of "Merger."—New York's "Four Hundred."—The Four Bandits.—Decorating Graves of the Robbers.—"Vot Sendimendals!"

Paul Haunted.—That Grewsome Drapery of Seaweed.—The Sunday Call.—Chesterton Rooms Vacant.—Pierre's Letter.—"Josiah Peters" Sails from Bombay.

Search for Dodge Family.—Sir Donald and Esther "Shadowed."—The Metamorphosed Stranger.—Mrs. McLaren Locates Mrs. Dodge.—Visit of Sir Donald.—The Plot.—Arrest of the Conspirators.—Dodge's Confession.—Release of the Laniers.

Survey Expedition Disbanded.—The Star.—Oswald Sees Pierre and Paul.—Meets Esther and Sir Donald.—The Call.—Esther's Changed Manners.—Sir Donald's Tactics.

The Laniers Puzzled at Their Release.—Tentacles of the Octopus Contracting.—Sir Donald and His Detectives Mystified.—Flight of Pierre and Paul.

The Retrospect.—Acquiesces in Fate's Opening Seals.

The Fugitives Disguised in London.—Paul's Caprices.—Advises Pierre to "Avoid River Fogs."—Changed Shifts.

Back at Northfield.—Esther's Musings.—The Boat-Ride.—Repetition of "Eugene Aram" Dream Lines.

On the "Tramp" Steamer.—Odd Conceits.—The Handsome Stranger.—The Consumptive.—"Ermine" Function.—It will be All Right with Mother.—The Image Reflection.—The Stuttering German.—Human Transfiguration.—Promethean Myth.—White Heat of Life's Crucible.—Mother Left Out.—Arrival at New York.

Thames Pantomimes.—Pierre Discovers Paul's Craze.—Seeks to Elude Pursuer.—A Long Swoon.—Paul's Vigils.—The Pose and Threat.

Rasping Paradoxes.—Becoming Pessimistic.—Conference with Chief Detective.—Charles at Home.—Criticises Oswald Langdon.—"A Daniel Come to Judgment."

Studies Paul's Crazed Peculiarities.—Paul Missing.—His Return.—The New Dagger.—The Alarm Clock.—Sleeps on his Father's Arm.—Tragic Awakening.—The Arrests.

The "Corpus Delicti."—Sir Donald's Queer "Find."—Bessie "Bottled."—"Cometh without Observation."—Charles and the Interesting Strangers.—Visit of Veiled Woman.—Night Trip to Northfield.—An Upturned Bloody Face.—Paul in Esther's Room.—Call at Detective Headquarters.—A Misunderstanding.—Learns of the Arrests.—A Recognition.—Mute Benediction.

A Strange Story.

At the Threshold of a New World's View.—The "Modus Vivendi."—Letters to Sir Donald.—Oswald and the Newsboy.—Escorted to "Old Slip."—The Arraignment.—"Turn Your Kidnaper Loose."—Diplomatic Man-Catcher.—Oswald Attends Church.—"Overcoming the World."—Meets Claude Leslie in Central Park.—Enigma to Social Belles.—Claude Leaves for the West.—Marco Salvini.—At Saint Vincent's.—The Delirium.—"The Star! The Star! Mother!"—Inverted Spike-Prints.—Mystic Whisperings—The Letter.

The Evening's Meeting.—Angles of Cross-Purpose.—Sir Donald's Letter to Oswald.—Paul Committed as a Madman.—Pierre's Odd Ethical Caprices.—"Do Equity."—Esther Inspects Postmarks and Consults Ship Schedules.—An Expected Proposal.—A Sad Home-Coming.—A Northfield Reunion.—Ingenuous Assurance.—Puzzling Interrogatory.—Wordless Betrothal.—Pierre's Release.—Double Wedding.—Hopefully "Shadowed."