Contents -- FIRST SCENE. The Cottage on the Frontier. PREAMBLE. -- Chapter I. The Two Women. -- Chapter II. Magdalen-In Modern Times. -- Chapter III. The German Shell. -- Chapter IV. The Temptation. -- Chapter V. The German Surgeon. -- SECOND SCENE. Mablethorpe House. PREAMBLE. -- Chapter VI. Lady Janet's Companion. -- Chapter VII. The Man Is Coming. -- Chapter VIII. The Man Appears. -- Chapter IX. News From Mannheim. -- Chapter X. A Council Of Three. -- Chapter XI. The Dead Alive. -- Chapter XII. Exit Julian. -- Chapter XIII. Enter Julian. -- Chapter XIV. Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before. -- Chapter XV. A Woman's Remorse. -- Chapter XVI. They Meet Again. -- Chapter XVII. The Guardian Angel. -- Chapter XVIII. The Search In The Grounds. -- Chapter XIX. The Evil Genius. -- Chapter XX. The Policeman In Plain Clothes. -- Chapter XXI. The Footstep In The Corridor. -- Chapter XXII. The Man In The Dining-room. -- Chapter XXIII. Lady Janet At Bay. -- Chapter XXIV. Lady Janet's Letter. -- Chapter XXV. The Confession. -- Chapter XXVI. Great Heart And Little Heart. -- Chapter XXVII. Magdalen's Apprenticeship. -- Chapter XXVIII. Sentence Is Pronounced On Her. -- Chapter XXIX. The Last Trial. -- EPILOGUE: -- FIRST EXTRACT. -- SECOND EXTRACT. -- THIRD EXTRACT. -- FOURTH EXTRACT. -- FIFTH EXTRACT. -- SIXTH EXTRACT.