Chapter I: Front Matter

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BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

OR,

THE TOMPKINS MYSTERY.

_A Story of the Great American Rebellion._

BY JOHN R. MUSICK,

_Author of "The Banker of Bedford," "Orland Hyde," "Calamity Row," Etc._

(COPYRIGHT, 1887, BY J. S. OGILVIE & CO.)

FIRESIDE SERIES, No. 28. JULY, 1887. Issued Monthly, Subscription, $3 per year. Entered at New York Post-Office as second-class matter.

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER. PAGE.
I. In the Stage-Coach and at the Inn, 5

II. A New Arrival, 17

III. Dinner Talk, 28

IV. More of the Mystery, 36

V. The Mud Man, 46

VI. A Transition Period, 52

VII. The Election and the Result, 62

VIII. Mr. Diggs in a New Field, 69

IX. The Chasm Opens, 81

X. The Beginning of Soldier Life, 89

XI. Mr. Tompkins' Peril, 102

XII. Foraging, 108

XIII. Uncle Dan Means Business, 114

XIV. Mrs. Juniper Entertains, 120

XV. Mr. Diggs Again in Trouble, 127

XVI. Yellow Steve, 143

XVII. A Soldier's Turkey Hunt, 151

XVIII. Mr. Tompkins Receives Strange News, 158

XIX. Irene's Dilemma--The Brothers Meet, 162

XX. War in the Neighborhood, 174

XXI. Crazy Joe's Mistake, 182

XXII. Diggs Gets out of His Scrape Again, 193

XXIII. The Abduction, 201

XXIV. He is My Husband. Oh, Spare His Life, 209

XXV. At Home Again, 219

XXVI. Another Phase of Soldier Life, 223

XXVII. A Prisoner, 227

XXVIII. Olivia, 231

XXIX. The Alarm--The Manuscript, 236

XXX. Yellow Steve's Mysterious Story, 242

XXXI. The Reconciliation, 247

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.