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PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION

OPENING CHAPTER. A CHILD'S SUNDAY BOOK I. THE HIDING CHAPTER I. A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A STRANGE CHARACTER CHAPTER II. MR. BLYTH IN HIS STUDIO CHAPTER III. MADONNA'S CHILDHOOD CHAPTER IV. MADONNA'S MOTHER CHAPTER V. MADONNA'S MISFORTUNE CHAPTER VI. MADONNA GOES TO LONDON CHAPTER VII. MADONNA IN HER NEW HOME CHAPTER VIII. MENTOR AND TELEMACHUS CHAPTER IX. THE TRIBULATIONS OF ZACK CHAPTER X. MR. BLYTH'S DRAWING ACADEMY CHAPTER XI. THE BREWING OF THE STORM BOOK II. THE SEEKING CHAPTER I. THE MAN WITH THE BLACK SKULL-CAP CHAPTER II. THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN CHAPTER III. THE SEARCH BEGUN CHAPTER IV. FATE WORKS, WITH ZACK FOR AN INSTRUMENT CHAPTER V. FATE WORKS, WITH MR. BLYTH FOR AN INSTRUMENT CHAPTER VI. THE FINDING OF THE CLUE CHAPTER VII. THE BOX OF LETTERS CHAPTER VIII. JOANNA GRICE'S NARRATIVE CHAPTER IX. MORE DISCOVERIES CHAPTER X. THE SQUAW'S MIXTURE CHAPTER XI. THE GARDEN DOOR CHAPTER XII. THE HAIR BRACELET CHAPTER XIII. THE SEARCH FOR ARTHUR CARR CHAPTER XIV. MARY'S GRAVE CHAPTER XV. THE DISCOVERY OF ARTHUR CARR CHAPTER XVI. THE DAY OF RECKONING CHAPTER XVII. MATTHEW GRICE'S REVENGE CLOSING CHAPTER. A YEAR AND A HALF AFTERWARDS

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