CONTENTS.
THE GOLD BRICK.
CHAPTER I. THE MASSACRE.
CHAPTER II. THE JEWEL BOX.
CHAPTER III. THE BURIAL.
CHAPTER IV. THE FAITHFUL SLAVE.
CHAPTER V. THE SEARCH FOR GOLD.
CHAPTER VI. THE FLOGGING.
CHAPTER VII. A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT.
CHAPTER VIII. THE BOX OF JEWELS.
CHAPTER IX. CHAINED IN THE HOLD.
CHAPTER X. THE HOUSE IN THE PINE WOODS.
CHAPTER XI. KATHARINE ALLEN'S VISIT TO THE WHITE COTTAGE.
CHAPTER XII. HOME FROM SEA.
CHAPTER XIII. THE WAY-SIDE MEETING.
CHAPTER XIV. THE OLD HOME AND THE OLD PEOPLE.
CHAPTER XV. BREAKFAST IN THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
CHAPTER XVI. A PAINFUL INTERVIEW.
CHAPTER XVII. JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS. MASON.
CHAPTER XVIII. MRS. MASON'S RICH UNCLE IN THE SOUTH.
CHAPTER XIX. MRS. MASON LEAVES THE PINE WOODS.
CHAPTER XX. ANOTHER SEPARATION.
CHAPTER XXI. THE MINISTER AT BAYS HOLLOW GETS A WIFE.
CHAPTER XXII. THE MINISTER'S WIFE TAKES PUPILS.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE VILLAGE DOCTOR IN A SNOW-STORM.
CHAPTER XXIV. THE GRANDMOTHER RELENTING.
CHAPTER XXV. A GRAVE IN THE SNOW.
CHAPTER XXVI. A CROWD UNDER THE BUTTERNUT TREE.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE SAILOR AND HIS TWO COMPANIONS.
CHAPTER XXVIII. OUT OF HER DELIRIUM.
CHAPTER XXIX. STRANGERS IN THE VILLAGE.
CHAPTER XXX. THE WELCOME LETTER.
CHAPTER XXXI. THE RED SCHOOL-HOUSE AT SHRUB OAK.
CHAPTER XXXII. A TERRIBLE DISCLOSURE.
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE OLD COUPLE ON THEIR SHADOWED HEARTH-STONE.
CHAPTER XXXIV. THE SNOW FRESHET.
CHAPTER XXXV. ALL SORTS OF TREASON.
CHAPTER XXXVI. MRS. MASON AT HER STUDIES.
CHAPTER XXXVII. SETTLING THE WEDDING DAY.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. A DOUBLE GUARD.
CHAPTER XXXIX. OUT IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT.
CHAPTER XL. TAKEN IN FROM THE COLD.
CHAPTER XLI. THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
CHAPTER XLII. ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON.
CHAPTER XLIII. FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE SEPARATION.
CHAPTER XLV. PAUL FINDS A NEW HOME.
CHAPTER XLVI. JUBE FINDS HIS WAY TO BAYS HOLLOW.
CHAPTER XLVII. A CHILDISH CONSULTATION.
CHAPTER XLVIII. PAUL SEES HIS MOTHER'S NECKLACE.
CHAPTER XLIX. A PALACE READY FOR ITS MISTRESS.
CHAPTER L. COMING HOME OF THE BRIDE.
CHAPTER LI. THE DAY BEFORE TRIAL.
CHAPTER LII. THE STREETS AND THE COURT HOUSE.
CHAPTER LIII. THE DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE.
CHAPTER LIV. THE VERDICT.
CHAPTER LV. THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.
CHAPTER LVI. LOVE'S GOLDEN HARVEST.
CHAPTER LVII. ONE HOUR OF SHAME.
CHAPTER LVIII. THE MOTHER AND SON.
CHAPTER LIX. THE EMPTY HOUSE.
CHAPTER LX. TOM HUTCHINS' LETTER.
CHAPTER LXI. UNSATISFIED VANITY.
CHAPTER LXII. ARTFUL FASCINATIONS.
CHAPTER LXIII. GATHERING APPLES.
CHAPTER LXIV. MARRIED AGAIN.
CHAPTER LXV. THE FANCY BALL.
CHAPTER LXVI. STRANGE GUESTS.
CHAPTER LXVII. TOGETHER, YET SEPARATED.
CHAPTER LXVIII. THE TREASURE VAULT.
CHAPTER LXIX. SIMSBURY MINES.
CHAPTER LXX. THE PRISON ANGEL.
CHAPTER LXXI. THE SWEATING OVEN.
CHAPTER LXXII. UNDER THE APPLE TREE.
CHAPTER LXXIII. OUT OF A SCRAPE.
CHAPTER LXXIV. THE LONELY HOUSE.
CHAPTER LXXV. THE MANIAC'S TOILET.
CHAPTER LXXVI. THE DOCTOR'S RIDE.
CHAPTER LXXVII. THE CONVICT'S RETURN.
CHAPTER LXXVIII. TOM HUTCHINS' QUARREL.
CHAPTER LXXIX. THE WEDDING AND THE BAPTISM.
Title: The Gold Brick
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THE GOLD BRICK.
BY
MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS.
AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE," "MARY DERWENT," "THE OLD
HOMESTEAD," "THE REJECTED WIFE," "THE HEIRESS,"
"THE WIFE'S SECRET," "SILENT STRUGGLES," ETC.
His was the deepest sorrow, for it grew
Out from his crime, a night-shade of the soul.
There, fed on poison—bathed with bitter dew,
She found the evil thing. Her sweet control
Unearthed the root, and softly planted there
A tiny germ, all white and pure as snow,
And then with tears, and smiles, and silent prayer,
Through grief and darkness, watched the lone plant grow
A stately tree, rooted so deep in Love,
That its best fruitage must be found above.
Philadelphia:
T. B. PETERSON AND BROTHERS;
306 CHESTNUT STREET.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by
MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and
for the Southern District of New York.
TO
MY DEAR FRIEND,
MRS. BENJAMIN F. LOAN
OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI,
THIS VOLUME
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
ANN S. STEPHENS.
New York, March, 1866.
