Madeline Payne, the Detective's DaughterA SLAVER'S ADVENTURESReading editionChapter navigation61 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterMADELINE PAYNE,LAWRENCE L. LYNCH,Introductory materialMADELINE PAYNE,Chapter I · MAN PROPOSES.Chapter II · THE OLD TREE'S REVELATIONS.Chapter III · THE STORY OF A CRIME.Chapter IV · THE DIE IS CAST.Chapter V · A SHREWD SCHEME.Chapter VI · A WARNING.Chapter VII · A STRUGGLE FOR MORE THAN LIFE.Chapter VIII · THREADS OF THE FABRIC.Chapter IX · GONE!Chapter X · BONNIE, BEWITCHING CLAIRE.Chapter XI · A GLEAM OF LIGHT.Chapter XII · A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.Chapter XIII · MISS ARTHUR'S FRENCH MAID.Chapter XIV · WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS.Chapter XV · CORA AND THE FRENCH MAID MEASURE SWORDS.Chapter XVI · FACE TO FACE.Chapter XVII · GATHERING CLUES.Chapter XVIII · THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP WIELDS THE SURGEON'S KNIFE.Chapter XIX · A DUAL RENUNCIATION.Chapter XX · STRUGGLING AGAINST FATE.Chapter XXI · HAGAR AND CORA.Chapter XXII · TO BE, TO DO, TO SUFFER.Chapter XXIII · SETTING SOME SNARES.Chapter XXIV · A VERITABLE GHOST.Chapter XXV · SOME DAYS OF WAITING.Chapter XXVI · NOT A BAD DAY'S WORK.Chapter XXVII · CLAIRE TURNS CIRCE.Chapter XXVIII · THE CURTAIN RISES ON THE MIMIC STAGE.Chapter XXIX · A STARTLING EPISODE.Chapter XXX · WAITING.Chapter XXXI · MR. PERCY SHAKES HIMSELF.Chapter XXXII · A SILKEN BELT.Chapter XXXIII · CROSS PURPOSES.Chapter XXXIV · A SLIGHT COMPLICATION.Chapter XXXV · "THOU SHALT NOT SERVE TWO MASTERS" SET AT NAUGHT.Chapter XXXVI · MR. LORD'S LETTER.Chapter XXXVII · "I HAVE COME BACK TO MY OWN!"Chapter XXXVIII · CORA UNDER ORDERS.Chapter XXXIX · MYSTIFIED PEOPLE.Chapter XL · DAVLIN'S "POINTS."Chapter XLI · THE DAYS PASS BY.Chapter XLII · A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.Chapter XLIII · THE DOCTOR'S WOOING.Chapter XLIV · A FRESH COMPLICATION.Chapter XLV · MRS. RALSTON'S STORY.Chapter XLVI · CORA "STIRS UP THE ANIMALS."Chapter XLVII · THE BEGINNING OF THE END.Chapter XLVIII · THE SWORD OF FATE.Chapter XLIX · AS THE FOOL DIETH.Chapter L · "AND THEN COMES REST."POPULAR BOOKS.A NEW DETECTIVE STORY.DANGEROUS GROUND;THE GOLD HUNTERS' ADVENTURES;A SLAVER'S ADVENTURESA Whaleman's AdventuresPrevious chapter ←THE GOLD HUNTERS' ADVENTURES;Next chapter →A Whaleman's AdventuresAll chapters and sections (61)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsMADELINE PAYNE,LAWRENCE L. LYNCH,Opening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsMADELINE PAYNE,Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950Other sectionsPOPULAR BOOKS.A NEW DETECTIVE STORY.DANGEROUS GROUND;THE GOLD HUNTERS' ADVENTURES;A SLAVER'S ADVENTURESA Whaleman's AdventuresON SEA AND LAND."We saw many species of wild animals." Page 89.◇"We saw many species of wild animals." Page 89.By WM. H. THOMES,Author of "The Gold Hunters' Adventures in Australia," "The Bushrangers," "Running the Blockade," etc., etc.ILLUSTRATED WITH FORTY ELEGANT ENGRAVINGSSOLD ON ALL RAILWAY TRAINS AND BY ALL BOOKSELLERS.← THE GOLD HUNTERS' ADVENTURES;A Whaleman's Adventures →