I. The Adopted Sister, 7

II. Mr. Tasso Smith and the Apjohns, 20

III. Absence, 30

IV. Mrs. Apjohn's Adventure, 35

V. Cooper John to the Rescue, 41

VI. Sunday Evening at Abel's, 53

VII. Mr. Smith's Friend's Jewels, 63

VIII. Faustina's Tangled Web, 71

IX. Faustina Returns Mrs. Apjohn's Visit, 78

X. Faustina's Suspense, 85

XI. Tasso's Revenge, 91

XII. The Guilty Conscience, 104

XIII. The Sad Case of the Cooper, 114

XIV. More and more Entangled, 123

XV. Tragical, 138

XVI. The Arrest, 145

XVII. Faustina Consoles Herself, 155

XVIII. “He Entered in his House, his Home no More,” 159

XIX. Husband and Wife, 164

XX. The Return of Eliza, 172

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XXI. Home once More, 181

XXII. Another Sunday, 189

XXIII. Abel and Eliza, 199

XXIV. The Night, 207

XXV. Fiat Justitia, 220

XXVI. Through Prison-Bars, 235

XXVII. The Convict's Beautiful Wife, 247

XXVIII. The Convict's Christian Neighbors, 254

XXIX. In Jail. Leave-Taking, 260

XXX. The Old Lady Takes Final Leave, 270

XXXI. The Beginning of the End, 281

XXXII. Miss Jones and Mr. Smith, 291

XXXIII. Eliza's Mission, 300

XXXIV. Eliza and the Governor, 303

XXXV. Deliverance, 309

XXXVI. Home, 313