BOOK III.

THE GOD OF FORTUNE. (Mr. Frank Paine Tells the Story of his Association with the Testamentary Dispositions of Mr. Benjamin Batters.)

XVII.--The Affair of the Freak XVIII.--Counsel’s Opinion XIX.--The Reticence of Captain Lander XX.--My Client: and Her Friend XXI.--The Agitation of Miss Purvis XXII.--Luke XXIII.--The Trio Return XXIV.--The God Out of the Machine