Part 8

“A book which no one will be satisfied to put down until the end has been matter of certainty and assurance.”—_The Nation._

“A story of remarkable interest, originality, and ingenuity of construction.”—_Boston Home Journal._

New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 72 Fifth Avenue.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 4. Enclosed bold font in =equals=.