I. SPRING BANK 7

II. WHAT ROVER FOUND 16

III. HUGH'S SOLILOQUY 34

IV. TERRACE HILL 39

V. ANNA AND JOHN 49

VI. ALICE JOHNSON 55

VII. RIVERSIDE COTTAGE 61

VIII. MR. LISTON AND THE DOCTOR 73

IX. MATTERS IN KENTUCKY 78

X. 'LINA'S PURCHASE AND HUGH'S 89

XI. SAM AND ADAH 98

XII. WHAT FOLLOWED 104

XIII. HOW HUGH PAID HIS DEBTS 109

XIV. MRS. JOHNSON'S LETTER 117

XV. SARATOGA 125

XVI. THE COLUMBIAN 134

XVII. HUGH 144

XVIII. MEETING OF ALICE AND HUGH 151

XIX. ALICE AND MUGGINS 159

XX. POOR HUGH 164

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XXI. ALICE AND ADAH 182

XXII. WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS 193

XXIII. THE SALE 208

XXIV. THE RIDE 215

XXV. HUGH AND ALICE 221

XXVI. ADAH'S JOURNEY 233

XXVII. ADAH AT TERRACE HILL 241

XXVIII. ANNA AND ADAH 250

XXIX. THE RESULT 261

XXX. EXCITEMENT 275

XXXI. MATTERS AT SPRING BANK 283

XXXII. THE DAY OF THE WEDDING 290

XXXIII. THE CONVICT'S STORY 298

XXXIV. POOR 'LINA 308

XXXV. JOINING THE ARMY 315

XXXVI. THE DESERTER 325

XXXVII. THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN 341

XXXVIII. HUGH AND SAM 347

XXXIX. GOING HOME 355

XL. CONCLUSION 366