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  MADELINE PAYNE, THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER.

  by

  LAWRENCE L. LYNCH,

  (Of the Secret Service.)

  Author of "Shadowed by Three," "The Diamond Coterie,""Out of a Labyrinth," etc., etc.

  "Yes," she cried, wildly, "I know; you need not sayit"--page 219.]

  Chicago:Alex. T. Loyd & Co.1888.

  Copyright, 1883,Donnelley, Loyd & Co.,Chicago.

  Copyright, 1883,Alex. T. Loyd & Co.,Chicago.

  Copyright, 1884,Alex. T. Loyd & Co.,Chicago.

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. MAN PROPOSES 9II. THE OLD TREE'S REVELATIONS 16III. THE STORY OF A CRIME 25IV. THE DIE IS CAST 44V. A SHREWD SCHEME 54VI. A WARNING 64VII. A STRUGGLE FOR MORE THAN LIFE 75VIII. THREADS OF THE FABRIC 98IX. GONE! 104X. BONNIE, BEWITCHING CLAIRE 113XI. A GLEAM OF LIGHT 121XII. A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD 130XIII. MISS ARTHUR'S FRENCH MAID 137XIV. WHEELS WITHIN WHEEL 143XV. CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS 155XVI. FACE TO FACE 167XVII. GATHERING CLUES 184XVIII. THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP WIELDS THE SURGEON'S KNIFE 191XIX. A DUAL RENUNCIATION 203XX. STRUGGLING AGAINST FATE 215XXI. HAGAR AND CORA 229XXII. TO BE, TO DO, TO SUFFER 239XXIII. SETTING SOME SNARES 244XXIV. A VERITABLE GHOST 251XXV. SOME DAYS OF WAITING 257XXVI. NOT A BAD DAY'S WORK 265XXVII. CLAIRE TURNS CIRCE 272XXVIII. THE CURTAIN RISES ON THE MIMIC STAGE 279XXIX. A STARTLING EPISODE 291XXX. WAITING 299XXXI. MR. PERCY SHAKES HIMSELF 303XXXII. A SILKEN BELT 310XXXIII. CROSS PURPOSES 316XXXIV. A SLIGHT COMPLICATION 322XXXV. "THOU SHALT NOT SERVE TWO MASTERS" SET AT NAUGHT 332XXXVI. MR. LORD'S LETTER 337XXXVII. "I HAVE COME BACK TO MY OWN!" 341XXXVIII. CORA UNDER ORDERS 356XXXIX. MYSTIFIED PEOPLE 367XL. DAVLIN'S "POINTS." 378XLI. THE DAYS PASS BY 385XLII. A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM 389XLIII. THE DOCTOR'S WOOING 397XLIV. A FRESH COMPLICATION 403XLV. MRS. RALSTON'S STORY 409XLVI. CORA "STIRS UP THE ANIMALS." 416XLVII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END 423XLVIII. THE SWORD OF FATE 427XLIX. AS THE FOOL DIETH 442L. "AND THEN COMES REST." 447

  "Lucian Davlin was among the arrivals, and at the endof the depot platform stood the dainty phaeton of Mrs. JohnArthur."--page 229.]