Chapter I: Front Matter

CORD AND CREESE By James De Mille

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE LETTER FROM BEYOND THE SEA. CHAPTER II. A LIFE TRAGEDY. CHAPTER III. “A MAN OVERBOARD!” CHAPTER IV. SINKING IN DEEP WATERS. CHAPTER V. THE MYSTERY OF COFFIN ISLAND. CHAPTER VI. THE DWELLER IN THE SUNKEN SHIP. CHAPTER VII. MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN A BOTTLE. CHAPTER VIII. THE SIGNAL OF FIRE. CHAPTER IX. THE MALAY PIRATE CHAPTER X. BEATRICE. CHAPTER XI. THE IMPROVISATORE. CHAPTER XII. THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. CHAPTER XIII. THE BADINAGE OF OLD FRIENDS. CHAPTER XIV. TWO LETTERS. CHAPTER XV. JOURNAL OF PAOLO LANGHETTI. CHAPTER XVI. HUSBAND AND WIFE. CHAPTER XVII. THE SHADOW OF THE AFRICAN FOREST. CHAPTER XVIII. INQUIRIES. CHAPTER XIX. THE DEAD ALIVE. CHAPTER XX. FRANK’S STORY. CHAPTER XXI. THE DIVING BUSINESS. CHAPTER XXII. THE ISLET OF SANTA CRUZ. CHAPTER XXIII. THE OCEAN DEPTHS. CHAPTER XXIV. BEATRICE’S JOURNAL CHAPTER XXV. THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS. CHAPTER XXVI. CLASPED HANDS. CHAPTER XXVII. JOURNAL OF PAOLO LANGHETTI. CHAPTER XXVIII. THIS MUST END. CHAPTER XXIX. BEATRICE’S JOURNAL. CHAPTER XXX. SMITHERS & CO. CHAPTER XXXI. PAOLO LANGHETTI. CHAPTER XXXII. FLIGHT. CHAPTER XXXIII. “PICKED UP ADRIFT.” CHAPTER XXXIV. ON THE TRACK. CHAPTER XXXV. BEATRICE’S RECOVERY. CHAPTER XXXVI. THE AFFAIRS OF SMITHERS & CO. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE “PROMETHEUS.” CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SECRET. CHAPTER XXXIX. THE CAB. CHAPTER XL. DISCOVERIES. CHAPTER XLI. THEY MEET AGAIN. CHAPTER XLII. LANGHETTI’S ATTEMPT. CHAPTER XLIII. THE STRANGER. CHAPTER XLIV. THE STRANGER’S STORY. CHAPTER XLV. BEATRICE’S JOURNAL CONCLUDED. CHAPTER XLVI. THE LAST ESCAPE. CHAPTER XLVII. ROUSED AT LAST. CHAPTER XLVIII. WHO IS HE? CHAPTER XLIX. THE RUN ON THE BANK. CHAPTER L. THE BANK DIRECTORS. CHAPTER LI. A STRUGGLE. CHAPTER LII. FACE TO FACE. CHAPTER LIII. THE COTTAGE. CHAPTER LIV. THE WORM TURNS. CHAPTER LV. ON THE ROAD. CHAPTER LVI. FATHER AND SON. CHAPTER LVII. MRS. COMPTON’S SECRET. CHAPTER LVIII. THE MALAY’S VENGEANCE. CHAPTER LIX. {Greek: Deute teleutaion aspasmon domen.} CHAPTER LX. CONCLUSION.

THE LIVING LINK. By James De Mille

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. A TERRIBLE SECRET. CHAPTER II. THE CONTENTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT. CHAPTER III. THE MOMENTOUS RESOLVE. CHAPTER IV. THE WELCOME HOME. CHAPTER V. THE STRANGE INMATES OF DALTON HALL. CHAPTER VI. WALLED IN. CHAPTER VII. A PARLEY WITH THE JAILERS. CHAPTER VIII. MISS PLYMPTON BAFFLED. CHAPTER IX. SIR LIONEL DUDLEIGH. CHAPTER X. LEON CHAPTER XI. LUCY. CHAPTER XII. A SOLEMN APPEAL. CHAPTER XIII. A WONDERFUL ACTOR. CHAPTER XIV. TWO CALLERS. CHAPTER XV. A PANIC AMONG THE JAILERS. CHAPTER XVI. ANOTHER VISIT CHAPTER XVII. A STROKE FOR LIBERTY. CHAPTER XVIII. A STRANGE CONFESSION. CHAPTER XIX. A NEW-COMER. CHAPTER XX. FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH CHAPTER XXI. A WARNING. CHAPTER XXII. LITTLE DUDLEIGH. CHAPTER XXIII. THE MAN OF LAW. CHAPTER XXIV. NEW OBLIGATIONS. CHAPTER XXV. THE SOURCES OF THE NILE. CHAPTER XXVI. A THREATENING LETTER. CHAPTER XXVII. THE PROPOSAL. CHAPTER XXVIII. A MARRIAGE IN THE DARK. CHAPTER XXIX. THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH. CHAPTER XXX. JAILER AND CAPTIVE. CHAPTER XXXI. THE IRREPRESSIBLE STRUGGLE. CHAPTER XXXII. A FIGHT IN THE ENEMY'S CAMP CHAPTER XXXIII. THE HUSBAND'S LAST APPEAL. CHAPTER XXXIV. THE FUGITIVE AND THE PURSUER. CHAPTER XXXV. THE EMPTY ROOMS. CHAPTER XXXVI. THE VICAR OF DALTON. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE HOUSE OF REFUGE CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE OLD WELL. CHAPTER XXXIX. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. CHAPTER XL. A STRANGE CONFESSION CHAPTER XLI. A REVELATION. CHAPTER XLII. THE TRIAL. CHAPTER XLIII. SIR LIONEL AND HIS “KEEPER” CHAPTER XLIV. LADY DUDLEIGH'S DECISION. CHAPTER XLV. LADY DUDLEIGH IS SHOWN TO HER ROOM. CHAPTER XLVI. THE BEDSIDE OF DALTON. CHAPTER XLVII. A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. CHAPTER XLVIII. CAPTAIN CRUIKSHANK. CHAPTER XLIX. EDITH'S NEW FRIEND. CHAPTER L. A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE. CHAPTER LI. IMPORTANT NEWS. CHAPTER LII. THE STORY OF FREDERICK DALTON. CHAPTER LIII. THE BROTHERS. CHAPTER LIV. THE SONS AND THEIR FATHER.