The Solitary Farm BY FERGUS HUME AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," "THE SACRED HERB," "THE SEALED MESSAGE," "THE GREEN MUMMY," "THE OPAL SERPENT," "THE RED WINDOW," "THE YELLOW HOLLY," ETC., ETC., ETC. G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK Copyright 1909 by G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY The Solitary Farm AS BELLA RAN INTO HIS ARMS HE DRAGGED HER INTO THE STANDING CORN. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The Domain of Ceres CHAPTER II. The Wooin' o't CHAPTER III. The Tardy Lover CHAPTER IV. Sudden Death CHAPTER V. A Mysterious Crime CHAPTER VI. The Inquest CHAPTER VII. Cyril and Bella CHAPTER VIII. The Witch-Wife CHAPTER IX. The Coming of Durgo CHAPTER X. A Lover's Meeting CHAPTER XI. A Recognition CHAPTER XII. Cyril's Story CHAPTER XIII. Mrs. Tunks' Discovery CHAPTER XIV. What Silas Pence Knew CHAPTER XV. Durgo, the Detective CHAPTER XVI. The Papers CHAPTER XVII. A Confession CHAPTER XVIII. The Ghost CHAPTER XIX. An Awkward Position CHAPTER XX. The Master Magician CHAPTER XXI. A Desperate Attempt CHAPTER XXII. Mrs. Vand's Repentance CHAPTER XXIII. What Luke Tunks Saw CHAPTER XXIV. A Remarkable Discovery CHAPTER XXV. Run to Earth THE BEST NOVELS BY FERGUS HUME The Domain of Ceres The Wooin' o't The Tardy Lover Sudden Death A Mysterious Crime The Inquest Cyril and Bella The Witch-Wife The Coming of Durgo