THE LACY DIAMONDS. A NOVEL.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE ODD TRUMP," "HARWOOD," ETC.
New York:
E. J. HALE & SON, PUBLISHERS,
MURRAY STREET.
1875.Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. J. HALE & SON, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
PREFACE.
The gracious reception of "THE ODD TRUMP" and "HARWOOD," by the Public, encourages the Author to offer the present volume.
He would fain believe that his effort to produce a series of Novels which, at least, should not be hurtful in tone or teaching, has been successful.
In the hope that this negative merit will atone for imperfection in diction, plot and construction, he presents the third volume of the "ODD TRUMP SERIES."
NEW YORK, September, 1875.
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CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. Dr. Cunningham's Testimony. 7
- II. Child Stealing. 18
- III. Mrs. Willis's Confession. 27
- IV. John Hawder's Story. 33
- V. Captain Strong's Story. 39
- VI. The Ladies. 58
- VII. The Gentlemen. 61
- VIII. The Red Hall. 70
- IX. Sir Ranald De Lacy. 74
- X. The Prophecy. 79
- XI. The Lacy Diamonds. 84
- XII. Two Happy Fellows. 88
- XIII. Ebenezer. 92
- XIV. The Smugglers' Cave. 95
- XV. Ah! Che la Morté. 100
- XVI. Willis. 104
- XVII. One Year Later; Mr. Butler. 109
- XVIII. Bad News. 113
- XIX. Colonel Sir John Lacy. 117
- XX. Swiss. 122
- XXI. The Power of Prayer. 126
- XXII. A Letter. 131
- XXIII. Another Letter. 136
- XXIV. Nellie. 140
- XXV. The Gamekeeper. 145
- XXVI. Swiss in Trouble. 149
- XXVII. Swiss Explains. 154
- XXVIII. A Monologue—Masculine. 157
- XXIX. Another Monologue—Feminine. 161
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- CHAPTER XXX. The Rector Explains. 165
- XXXI. The Letter. 169
- XXXII. Clare's Sympathy. 174
- XXXIII. Two Years Later. 178
- XXXIV. Stirling. 182
- XXXV. A Compagnon de Voyage. 187
- XXXVI. The Rector's Scottish Friend. 192
- XXXVII. Miss Clare's Explanations. 196
- XXXVIII. Phrenological. 200
- XXXIX. Tommy. 205
- XL. Some Revelations. 209
- XLI. The Rector's Chase. 214
- XLII. The Donkeys. 218
- XLIII. Nellie Lost. 223
- XLIV. Another Voyage. 228
- XLV. Adieu! 232
- XLVI. On the Track. 237
- XLVII. On the Right Track. 241
- XLVIII. The Cain Mark. 246
- XLIX. The Kinsmen. 250
- L. Love Tokens. 254
- LI. Sir Elbert Lacy. 258
- LII. The Drowned Rats. 263
- LIII. A Confession. 268
- LIV. Ornithological. 272
- LV. The Lords of Creation. 276
- LVI. L'Envoi. 281
