

"He threw the lamp-light on her face" (p. 89)

Illustrations by A. M. Bishop

Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | The Tower | 1 |
| II. | Back to the Sea | 6 |
| III. | The Observatory | 20 |
| IV. | The Sorcerer | 35 |
| V. | The Famine | 41 |
| VI. | Compensation | 52 |
| VII. | The Meeting | 54 |
| VIII. | Reconciliation | 70 |
| IX. | The Minster Bell | 75 |
| X. | Weakness | 88 |
| XI. | The Severed Cord | 93 |
| XII. | Nemesis | 99 |

As the steamer from Stralsund is approaching the Gulf of Finland, thepassenger's attention is attracted by an object which p