Chapter I: Front Matter

AMERICAN SERIES No. 343.

TIMAR'S TWO WORLDS By MAURUS JOKAI.

Entered at Post-Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. Issued Monthly--November 17th, 1894--Subscription, $3.00 per Year.]

_AMERICAN SERIES._

TIMAR'S TWO WORLDS.

BY MAURUS JOKAI.

NEW YORK: M. J. IVERS & CO., PUBLISHERS, 379 PEARL STREET.

CONTENTS.

_BOOK FIRST.--THE "ST. BARBARA."_

I.--THE IRON GATE 5 II.--THE WHITE CAT 14 III.--A DANGEROUS LEAP WITH A MAMMOTH 17 IV.--A STRICT SEARCH 22 V.--THE OWNERLESS ISLAND 27 VI.--ALMIRA AND NARCISSA 32 VII.--THE VOICES OF THE NIGHT 40 VIII.--THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDERS 45 IX.--ALI TSCHORBADSCHI 53 X.--THE LIVING STATUE 56 XI.--A BURIAL AT SEA 58 XII.--AN EXCELLENT JOKE 61 XIII.--THE FATE OF THE "ST. BARBARA" 63 XIV.--THE GUARDIAN 67

_BOOK SECOND.--TIMEA._

I.--GOOD ADVICE 75 II.--THE RED CRESCENT 78 III.--THE GOLD MINE 82 IV.--MICHAEL TIMAR, BARON VON LEVETINCZY 88 V.--A GIRL'S HEART 93 VI.--ANOTHER JEST 102 VII.--THE WEDDING-DRESS 105 VIII.--TIMEA 114

_BOOK THIRD.--THE OWNERLESS ISLAND._

I.--THE MARRIAGE OF THE MARBLE STATUE 123 II.--THE GUARDIAN DEVIL 127 III.--SPRING MEADOWS 134 IV.--A SPIDER AMONG THE ROSES 144 V.--OUT OF THE WORLD 153 VI.--THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN 157 VII.--SWEET HOME 167

_BOOK FOURTH.--NOEMI._

I.--A NEW GUEST 176 II.--THE WOOD-CARVER 185 III.--MELANCHOLY 197 IV.--THERESE 207

_BOOK FIFTH.--ATHALIE._

I.--THE BROKEN SWORD 213 II.--THE FIRST LOSS 223 III.--THE ICE 227 IV.--THE PHANTOM 235 V.--WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL? 247 VI.--WHO COMES? 250 VII.--THE CORPSE 252 VIII.--DODI'S LETTER 254 IX.--"YOU STUPID CREATURE!" 257 X.--ATHALIE 262 XI.--THE LAST STAB 269 XII.--THE PENITENT IN "MARIA-NOSTRA" 273 XIII.--NOBODY 273

TIMAR'S TWO WORLDS

_BOOK FIRST.--THE "ST. BARBARA."_