PART THREE

I. The Real Girl II. A New Restlessness III. A Rolling Stone IV. "The Dear, Dear Witchery of Song" V. An Uncanny Guest VI. The Bachelor Uncle to the Rescue VII. Hemming Receives His Sailing Orders from a Master Not to Be Denied VIII. Hemming Would Put His Dreams To The Proof IX. To Part No More X. A New Command

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"'I intend resigning my commission, sir'" (_See page 15_) _Frontispiece_

"Several days later Miss Travers wrote to Hemming"

"The door came in with a rending, sidelong fall"

"'I have decided, sir, to stick to scribbling'"

"At that moment Molly tripped into the room"