PART I

THE ABANDONED FARM CHAPTER PAGE I. ALEX. MARSH 9 II. ALEX.’S LETTERS 16 III. ALEX. AND THE PLEDGERS 23 IV. THE ABANDONED FARM 31 V. SHERRY 39 VI. THE INTERVIEW 48 VII. MAPLEHURST 57 VIII. THE ARRIVAL 65 IX. THE FIRST EVENING AT MAPLEHURST 75 X. THE CEDAR CHEST 87 XI. THE FANCY DANCE 97 XII. THE SOMNAMBULIST 112 XIII. FINDING THE WRONG 130 XIV. RIGHTING THE WRONG 141