Chapter 1

I. BETTY 1 II. WATCHING THE BEES 9 III. A MOTHER'S STRUGGLE 23 IV. LEAVE-TAKING 34 V. THE PASSING OF TIME 49 VI. THE END OF THE WAR 59 VII. A NEW ERA BEGINS 69 VIII. MARY BALLARD'S DISCOVERY 87 IX. THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW 97 X. THE NUTTING PARTY 110 XI. BETTY BALLARD'S AWAKENING 125 XII. MYSTERIOUS FINDINGS 139 XIII. CONFESSION 157