CONTENTS.
CHAPTERPAGEI.Oliver Hitchcock's Lunch-Room,1II.A Lodging in St. Mark's Place,10III.The Merchant's Secret,19IV.The Mock Philanthropist,28V.A Young Dude,37VI.Ben Gets Into Trouble,45VII.A Strange Adventure,54VIII.An Unexpected Meeting,67IX.Clarence is Puzzled,72X.At the Office of Mr. Codicil,81XI.The Home of Poverty,90XII.A Surprising Announcement,99XIII.A Farewell Call,108XIV.What Ben's Friends Thought,117XV.Filippo Novarro,126XVI.On Board the Parthia,134XVII.The Beauforts in Trouble,143XVIII.Mrs. Flanagan is Driven From the Field,152XIX.Brighter Prospects,162XX.The New Home,171XXI.The Collapse of an Elderly Dude,181XXII.The Romance of a Rose,190XXIII.On the Borders of the Lake of Geneva,200XXIV.The Maison de Fous,208XXV.In a Trap,218XXVI.Introduces Two Celebrities,227XXVII.A Midnight Escape,236XXVIII.Ben's Flight,245XXIX.Ben is Missed,249XXX.M. Bourdon's Little Scheme,254XXXI.A Wanderer in France,262XXXII.A Strange Meeting,267XXXIII.An Astounding Discovery,271XXXIV.Rose Makes an Enemy,279XXXV.A Woman's Jealousy,287XXXVI.Rose Comes Into a Fortune,296XXXVII.Ben Meets His Cousin,305XXXVIII.M. Bourdon Has a Bad Quarter of an Hour,310XXXIX.Ben and His Uncle,314XL.Conclusion,319