A BITTER HERITAGE
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A MODERN STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
BY
JOHN BLOUNDELLE-BURTON
AUTHOR OF THE SEAFARERS, FORTUNE'S MY FOE, THE CLASH OF ARMS, IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY, DENOUNCED, THE SCOURGE OF GOD, ETC.
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1899
Copyright, 1899, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I.--"You will forgive?" II.--The story of a crime. III.--"The land of the golden sun." IV.--An encounter. V.--"A half-breed--named Zara." VI.--"Knowledge is not always proof." VII.--Madame Carmaux takes a nap. VIII.--A midnight visitor. IX.--Beatrix. X.--Mr. Spranger obtains information. XI.--A visit of condolence. XII.--The reminiscences of a French gentleman. XIII.--A change of apartments. XIV.--"This land is full of snakes." XV.--Recollections of Sebastian's birth. XVI.--A drop of blood. XVII.--"She hates him because she loves him." XVIII.--Sebastian is disturbed. XIX.--A pleasant meeting. XX.--Love's blossom. XXI.--Julian feels strange. XXII.--In the dark. XXIII.--Warned. XXIV.--Julian's eyes are opened. XXV.--A dénouement. XXVI.--"You have killed him!" XXVII.--"I will save you." XXVIII.--"I live--to kill him." XXIX.--The watching figure. XXX.--Beyond passion's bound. XXXI.--"The man I love." XXXII.--The Shark's Tooth Reef. XXXIII.--Madame Carmaux tells all. XXXIV.--Contentment.