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The Curse of Gold

The Curse of Gold

by Ann S. Stephens

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Author
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886
Title
The curse of gold
Original Publication
United States: T. B. Peterson & brothers, 1869.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70134
Release Date
February 25, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE CURSE OF GOLD.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. A WARD IN BELLEVUE.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. MARY MARGARET DILLON.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE HOSPITAL NURSE.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. MADAME DE MARKE.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. THE DIAMOND EAR-RINGS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. THE TWO INFANTS.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. THE VIAL OF WHITE MEDICINE.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. EARLY IN THE MORNING.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. THE VELVET PRAYER-BOOK AND ITS CONTENTS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. JANE KELLY FINDS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. THE CONFERENCE IN MRS. JUDSON’S CHAMBER.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. MRS. JUDSON DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. THE SAINT AND THE SINNER.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. PREPARING FOR THE FUNERAL.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. PARTING WITH THE CHILD.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. WHERE COULD SHE GO?
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. TURNED OUT-OF-DOORS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. MEMORIES AND RESOLUTIONS.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. ALL ALONE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. THE ODD EAR-RING.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. A FRIEND IN NEED.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. MARY MARGARET DILLON’S SHANTY.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. SEEKING FOR HELP.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. THE PROFESSED PHILANTHROPIST.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. A CHARITABLE CROSS-EXAMINATION.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. JANE KELLY ON HER TRIAL.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. SHELTERED AT LAST.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. MADAME DE MARKE AND HER PET.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. THE YOUNG MAN’S RETURN.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. SEARCHING FOR HIS WIFE.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. TURNING SHADOWS INTO SUNBEAMS.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. ELSIE, THE LUNATIC.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. SHOWING HOW A GOOD WOMAN CAN DIE.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI. THE OLD MANSION-HOUSE.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII. THE CLOSED LIBRARY.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE FAMILY BREAKFAST.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX. THE TWO PORTRAITS.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XL. THE BIRD-CAGE.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XLI. NURSES FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLII. THE ADOPTED SON.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLIII. SITTING BY THE DOOR.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIV. THE ITALIAN VILLA.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLV. THE STRANGE LADY AND HER CHILD.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLVI. THE MANIAC AND THE CHILD.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVII. THREE HEARTS GO OUT TO LITTLE EDDIE.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVIII. THE IMAGE IN THE GLASS.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLIX. ENEMIES MEETING.
  52. 52.CHAPTER L. A VISITOR TO BREAKFAST.
  53. 53.CHAPTER LI. OUT IN THE STORM.
  54. 54.CHAPTER LII. OUT IN THE STORM.
  55. 55.CHAPTER LIII. COMING HOME FROM CALIFORNIA.
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIV. LOUIS DE MARKE’S CONFESSION.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LV. THE NIGHT OF MISS JUDSON’S WEDDING.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LVI. THE BROTHERS TALK OVER THEIR FATHER’S DEATH.
  59. 59.CHAPTER LVII. THE SECRET MARRIAGE.—LOUIS GOES ON WITH HIS STORY.
  60. 60.CHAPTER LVIII. LOUISA’S LETTERS.
  61. 61.CHAPTER LIX. AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
  62. 62.CHAPTER LX. THE FEMALE MISER IN HER DEN.
  63. 63.CHAPTER LXI. MADAME’S GOLDEN CRUCIFIX.
  64. 64.CHAPTER LXII. BEGGING FOR FOOD.
  65. 65.CHAPTER LXIII. THE IRON-BOUND BOX.
  66. 66.CHAPTER LXIV. THE BROTHERS CONSULT AGAIN.
  67. 67.CHAPTER LXV. THE WASHERWOMAN’S INTRUSION.
  68. 68.CHAPTER LXVI. A DOMESTIC STORM.
  69. 69.CHAPTER LXVII. THE WOUNDED BIRD.
  70. 70.CHAPTER LXVIII. DOUBTS AND FEARS.
  71. 71.CHAPTER LXIX. MADAME DE MARKE’s DEATH-BED.
  72. 72.CHAPTER LXX. LITTLE EDDIE’S GRIEF.
  73. 73.CHAPTER LXXI. QUESTIONS AND CONFESSIONS.
  74. 74.CHAPTER LXXII. ELSIE’S MARRIED LIFE.
  75. 75.CHAPTER LXXIII. ELSIE RETURNS HOME.
  76. 76.CHAPTER LXXIV. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WEDDING.
  77. 77.CHAPTER LXXV. THE INTERRUPTED CEREMONY.
  78. 78.CHAPTER LXXVI. RIGHTED AT LAST.
  79. 79.CHAPTER LXXVII. ABOUT THE LITTLE BOY.

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