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"Then, in a flash of inspiration, unseen by the others, she did the one thing that could save her." Page 14
THE BISHOP'S PURSE
BY
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
AND
OLIVER HERFORD
ILLUSTRATED
TORONTO THE COPP CLARK CO., LIMITED PUBLISHERS
COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1912, by CLEVELAND MOFFETT and OLIVER HERFORD
Printed in the United States of America
TO OUR FRIENDS IN LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY WHERE THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. Hester Storm Gives Her Name as Jenny Regan II. Showing the Importance of a Golf Bag III. Presenting Hiram Baxter IV. A Shock for Betty V. The Rev. Horatio Merle VI. Hester of the Scarlet Cloak VII. The New Secretary VIII. A Face in the Glass IX. A Flash of Memory X. Horatio Discovers a Peppermint Tree XI. Laughter in the Dark XII. The Gray Lady XIII. First Aid to the Injured XIV. The Parable of the Cocoanut Pie XV. The Four Pottles XVI. The Desert Island XVII. The Servant in the House XVIII. Martin Luther XIX. The Missing Page XX. The Reverend Horatio Turns Detective XXI. The Quarrel XXII. A Problem in Virtuous Strategy XXIII. A Scrap of Paper XXIV. Delivering the Goods XXV. The Locked Door XXVI. Under the Rose XXVII. Lionel and Kate XXVIII. The Threat XXIX. Enter Grimes XXX. The Penitent XXXI. Lionel to the Rescue XXXII. The Storm XXXIII. "Her Promise True" XXXIV. The Five-Bar Gate
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Then, in a flash of inspiration, unseen by the others, she did the one thing that could save her." ... Frontispiece
"It seemed to Hester that she had seen this man somewhere before."
"'Betty!' he cried. 'Are you ill?'"
"'No! You mustn't see him. Let me speak to you—alone.'"