Everyone in Rothsay including old Judge Forrest believes that young Everard Forrest, Esq. will someday marry Beatrice Belknap. But not Everard! Oh, he has always adored her, but as ‘Bee’ is a full year his senior, he cannot fathom the match. Judge Forrest pushes the issue, and Everard loses his inheritance! 387 text pages Contents: I. - Two Letters II. - Dr. Matthewson III. - The Mock Marriage VI. - The Forrest House V. - Beatrice Belknap VI. - Mother and Son VII. - Josephine VIII. - Everard IX. - The Result X. - Husband and Wife XI. - After Two Years XII. - Commencement XIII. - The Reception XIV. - Two Months XV. - The House of Cards Begins to Fall XVI. - The House of Cards Goes Down XVII. - The Next Day XVIII. - The Shadow of Death XIX. - The Judge’s Will XX. - The Heiress XXI. - A Midnight Ride XXII. - The New Life at Rothsay XXIII. - Bee’s Family XXIV. - In the Summer XXV. - Mrs. Fleming’s Boarders XXVI. - Josephine’s Confidence XXVII. - Events of One Year at the Forrest House. XXVIII. - Something Does Happen XXIX. - Mrs. J. E. Forrest XXX. - How Rossie Bore the News XXXI. - Mrs. Forrest’s Policy XXXII. - What the People Said and Did XXXIII. - Everard Faces It XXXIV. - Everard and Rossie XXXV. - Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Forrest XXXVI. - Rosamond’s Decision XXXVII. - Matters are Adjusted XXXVIII. - “Waiting and Watching for Me” XXXIX. - How the Tide Ebbed and Flowed in Rothsay XL. - Dr. Matthewson’s Game XLI. - How the Game was Played XLII. - Alas, Poor Rossie! XLIII. - The Letters XLIV. - The New Heir XLV. - The New Reign at the Forrest House XLVI. - The Letter from Austria XLVII. - Agnes Finds the Letter XLVIII. - La Maison de Santé XLIX. - The Escape L. - Going Home LI. - Breaking the News at the Forrest House. LII. - Breaking the News to Everard LIII. - The Arrest LIV. - Telling the Truth to Rossie LV. - Conclusion