The Nether Millstone
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Fred M. White. The Nether Millstone
The Nether Millstone
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I "THE CASTE OF VERE DE VERE"
CHAPTER II. DASHWOOD HALL
CHAPTER III. HORACE MAYFIELD
CHAPTER IV. A LEAF FROM THE PAST
CHAPTER V. THE SACRIFICE
CHAPTER VI. A CRUEL MISUNDERSTANDING
CHAPTER VII. THE ONLY WAY
CHAPTER VIII. FOUND!
CHAPTER IX. THE PARTING GUEST
CHAPTER X. SKIN DEEP
CHAPTER XI. THE DOWAGER LADY DASHWOOD
CHAPTER XII. LADY DASHWOOD SEES A GHOST
CHAPTER XIII. DESECRATION
CHAPTER XIV. A FIERCE TEMPTATION
CHAPTER XV. NOT QUITE TOO LATE
CHAPTER XVI. THE UNFINISHED WORD
CHAPTER XVII. BREATHING TIME
CHAPTER XVIII. A FLAMING SWORD
CHAPTER XIX. A GUARDIAN ANGEL
CHAPTER XX. HALF TOLD
CHAPTER XXI. VINCENT DASHWOOD
CHAPTER XXII. WHO DID IT?
CHAPTER XXIII. THE SILVER CLUE
CHAPTER XXIV. A FRESH CALAMITY
CHAPTER XXV. PRIDE OR PREJUDICE
CHAPTER XXVI. IN RECKLESS MOOD
CHAPTER XXVII. A WARNING
CHAPTER XXVIII. MORAL FORCE
CHAPTER XXIX. STRATEGY
CHAPTER XXX. THE HEIR OF THE HOUSE
CHAPTER XXXI. UNDER WHICH LORD?
CHAPTER XXXII. MUST THIS THING BE?
CHAPTER XXXIII. A REBEL AGAINST FATE
CHAPTER XXXIV. MISTRESS OF HERSELF
CHAPTER XXXV. A FRIEND IN NEED
CHAPTER XXXVI. CONNIE COLAM
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS
CHAPTER XXXIX. HOMELESS
CHAPTER XL. IN PERIL
CHAPTER XLI. THE LESSON OF ADVERSITY
CHAPTER XLII. THE COURAGE OF DESPAIR
CHAPTER XLIII. GETTING NEARER
CHAPTER XLIV. THE DREARY WAY
CHAPTER XLV. THE WALLS OF PRIDE
CHAPTER XLVI. THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE
CHAPTER XLVII "HOW LONG, HOW LONG!"
CHAPTER XLVIII. FACE TO FACE
CHAPTER XLIX. A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
CHAPTER L. HARD PUT TO IT
CHAPTER LI. COLD COMFORT
CHAPTER LII. THE SPIDER'S WEB
CHAPTER LIII. THE WEB TIGHTENS
CHAPTER LIV "EYES CLEARER GROWN--"
CHAPTER LV. NOT DEAD
CHAPTER LVI. FOUND!
CHAPTER LVII. A CLEAN BREAST OF IT
CHAPTER LVIII "THE KING IS DEAD.----"
CHAPTER LIX "LONG LIVE THE KING!"
CHAPTER LX. OPEN CONFESSION
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Fred M. White
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"I don't see it exactly," Ralph smiled. "My father never intended to claim his inheritance. He cut himself off from England deliberately. And after all these years, would it not be a cruel thing to deprive Miss Mary of a home which she has come to regard as her own? But I have made up my mind, Slight, and nothing shall deter me from it. You may call me a visionary and a dreamer if you like, but my hands are strong and capable, and I have been taught to use my head. I want you to be discreet and silent; I want you to be my witness when the time comes. I should not have taken you into my confidence, but that you recognized me at once. All day I have been wandering about the dear old place. I have studied all its ancient beauties. We can't wonder that Miss Mary has come to regard it as part of her life. It has cost me more than a passing effort to restrain my covetousness."
Ralph stifled a sigh as he looked about him. He could see the fine old house clear cut against the sky; in the park the oaks and beeches hung like great sentinels guarding the home of the ages. And it was so still and peaceful, so suggestive of all that is worth having in life. A cry from somewhere broke the perfect silence, the bleat of a sheep from distant pastures.
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