Witness to the Deed

Malcolm Stratton, F.Z.S., naturalist, a handsome, dark-complexioned man of eight-and-twenty, started and flushed like a girl as he hurriedly thrust the photograph he had been apostrophising into his breast pocket, and ran to the deep, dingy window of his chambers to look at the clock over the old...

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Witness to the Deed

Chapter One. In Benchers’ Inn.
Chapter Two. Two Shots from a Revolver.
Chapter Three. A bad Quarter of an Hour.
Chapter Four. The Scene of Shame.
Chapter Five. A brave Defence.
Chapter Six. Guest thinks the Worst.
Chapter Seven. Two Years before.
Chapter Eight. Stratton’s Decision.
Chapter Nine. “Too late!”
Chapter Ten. An unopened Bud.
Chapter Eleven. Fate!
Chapter Twelve. Guest pays a late Visit.
Chapter Thirteen. The Wedding Day.
Chapter Fourteen. Stratton’s Thanksgiving.
Chapter Fifteen. Wife to a Convict.
Chapter Sixteen. “I shall have to go.”
Chapter Seventeen. Breaking the Cage.
Chapter Eighteen. Free!
Chapter Nineteen. Almost by Accident.
Chapter Twenty. The Morning Paper.
Chapter Twenty One. “Silence gives Consent.”
Chapter Twenty Two. At the silent Dock.
Chapter Twenty Three. The Man is mad.
Chapter Twenty Four. Two Nights of Watching.
Chapter Twenty Five. Mrs Brade has Ideas.
Chapter Twenty Six. In gross Darkness.
Chapter Twenty Seven. Guest speaks out.
Chapter Twenty Eight. Walking in the Dark.
Chapter Twenty Nine. Arch Plotters.
Chapter Thirty. At her own Heart’s Bidding.
Chapter Thirty One. From Hope to Fear.
Chapter Thirty Two. A Woman woos—In Vain.
Chapter Thirty Three. A horrible Suggestion.
Chapter Thirty Four. A startling Situation.
Chapter Thirty Five. A modern Inquisition.
Chapter Thirty Six. A Search for the Horror.
Chapter Thirty Seven. Run to Earth.
Chapter Thirty Eight. The blind Lead.
Chapter Thirty Nine. Guest’s Suggestion.
Chapter Forty. For his Sake.
Chapter Forty One. At Fault.
Chapter Forty Two. By a Ruse.
Chapter Forty Three. The Revelation.
Chapter Forty Four. The Revelation continued—A Lightning Stroke.
Chapter Forty Five. Brettison is mysterious.
Chapter Forty Six. A double Surprise.
Chapter Forty Seven. Flashing back to Life.
Chapter Forty Eight. To save her.
Chapter Forty Nine. A Place of Rest.
Chapter Fifty. A Night Alarm.
Chapter Fifty One. And all in Vain.
Chapter Fifty Two. The Culmination of Despair.
Chapter Fifty Three. Jules is from Home.
Chapter Fifty Four. Barron-Dale has a Relapse.
Chapter Fifty Five. The last Cloud.

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