Chapter 2

EIGHT YEARS LATER

I.--BULL STERNFORD II.--FATHER ADAM III.--BULL LEARNS CONDITIONS IV.--DRAWING THE NET V.--THE PROGRESS OF NANCY VI.--THE LONELY FIGURE VII.--THE SKANDINAVIA MOVES VIII.--AN AFFAIR OF OUTPOSTS IX.--ON THE OPEN SEA X.--IN QUEBEC XI.--DRAWN SWORDS XII.--AT THE CHATEAU XIII.--DEEPENING WATERS XIV.--THE PLANNING OF CAMPAIGN XV.--THE SAILING OF THE _Empress_ XVI.--ON BOARD THE _Empress_ XVII.--THE LONELY FIGURE AGAIN XVIII.--BULL STERNFORD'S VISION OF SUCCESS XIX.--THE HOLD-UP XX.--ON THE HOME TRAIL XXI.--THE MAN IN THE TWILIGHT XXII.--DAWN XXIII.--NANCY XXIV.--THE COMING OF SPRING XXV.--NANCY'S DECISION XXVI.--THE MESSAGE XXVII.--LOST IN THE TWILIGHT

THE MAN IN THE TWILIGHT