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[Illustration: "THE STAR! THE STAR! MOTHER!"]
The United States of America and Great Britain.
"STANDING WITH RELUCTANT FEET, WHERE THE BROOK AND RIVER MEET."
The Double Scare.--The Old Man's Arrest.--Little Jack's "Sprint."
The Storm.--"Bill of Particulars" not Demanded.--Sage Assurance of an Oxford Graduate.--The Dream.
An Interesting Meeting.--A Barrier and Siege.--At the Parish Church.--Strange Sense of Familiarity at First Sight.--Esther's Friend from London.--Alice Webster as an Interloper.--Alice's Infatuation.--Visit of Paul Lanier.--Lake Excursion.--Two Proposals.
A London Conference.--The Lawsuit.--The Lake Tragedy.--Paul's Fright.--Trip to London.--Investigations of Sir Donald and the Solicitors.--The Hyde Park Confidence.--Thames Boat-Ride.--An Embarrassing Situation.--Splash of Two Bodies.--At House of Jack Bray.--A Mysterious Drive.
Parental "Air Castles."--An Unexpected Call.--Hurried Departure.--Southampton Wharf Toughs and Bullying Official.--Sledge-Hammer Blows of Drooping Pedestrian.--Aboard Ship.--An "Ishmaelite" Finding "Casus Belli" in Fate.--Tempest on Bay of Biscay.
Return from Opera.--Esther Piqued at Alice's Conduct.--Search for Oswald and Alice.--Finding of Hat and Handkerchief.--Harassed by Reporters and Detectives.--Sleuths Employed by Sir Donald.--An Optimist Turned Nemesis.--Esther's Clouded Vision.--Sir Donald's Bluff.--The Conspirators Quit London.--Sir Donald and Esther Leave for Paris.
Oswald in India.--Calcutta too Cosmopolitan.--Seeking Employment.--Trip to the Himalayas.
Pierre and Paul in Bombay.--A Rich Englishman and his Niece.--The Laniers Dine with Sir Charles Chesterton.--Mutual Infatuation of Paul and Agnes.--Paul's Proposal.--Sir Charles Demands Pedigree and Inventory.--Sir Charles and Pierre Vie in Villainous Recitals.--Matrimonial Decision Postponed.--Sir Charles and Pierre Sail for Calcutta.--Paul's Growing Infatuation.--Agnes' Caprices.--Thursday Evening Call.--The Tableau, "Eugene Aram" Dream Lines Recital.--Chesterton Rooms Vacated.
Interest in Paris Poor.--Losing Zeal for Man-Capture.--The Hospital Confession.--The Convalescent's Mysterious Departure--The Trip to Calcutta.