
NEW EDITION
LONDON
GRIFFITH FARRAN & CO.
NEWBERY HOUSE, 39, CHARING CROSS ROAD
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| CHAPTER I. | HOW THE CURSE BEGAN | 5 |
| CHAPTER II. | MARGARET CARNE | 21 |
| CHAPTER III. | TWO QUARRELS | 39 |
| CHAPTER IV. | A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY | 58 |
| CHAPTER V. | THE INQUEST | 75 |
| CHAPTER VI. | RUTH POWLETT | 96 |
| CHAPTER VII. | THE VERDICT | 112 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | ENLISTED | 128 |
| CHAPTER IX. | THE OUTBREAK | 147 |
| CHAPTER X. | A SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE | 165 |
| CHAPTER XI. | ATTACK ON A WAGGON-TRAIN | 183 |
| CHAPTER XII. | IN THE AMATOLAS | 202 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | THE RESCUE | 219 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | RONALD IS OFFERED A COMMISSION | 238 |
| CHAPTER XV. | A PARTING | 256 |
| CHAPTER XVI. | SEARCHING FOR A CLUE | 273 |
| CHAPTER XVII. | RUTH POWLETT CONFESSES | 290 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | GEORGE FORESTER'S DEATH |