PART I.--THE FORGE.

CHAP.

I. BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT II. THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH III. THE FUGITIVE IV. JOCK MIGGS, THE SHEPHERD V. "THERE'S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!" VI. A SQUIRE OF HIGH DEGREE VII. THE HALT AT THE MOORHEN VIII. THE REJECTED SUITOR IX. SIR HUMPHREY'S FAMILIAR X. A STRANGER AT THE FORGE XI. THE STRANGER'S NAME XII. THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE ROSE XIII. A PROPOSAL AND A THREAT XIV. THE FIGHT IN THE FORGE