At the death-bed of his dying "nurse" Raymond Loraine receives the news that she is his actual mother, and that he is not the rightful Lord Rosenbury but the son of the estate gardner, and entreats him to restore all rightful claims to the title he holds.
Trusting that his mother's secret has died along with her, Raymond vows to himself that he will never relinquish the lifestyle and luxuries that he has always enjoyed.
Written by Mrs. Harriet Newell (O'Brien) Lewis (1841-1878) and published in 1892 as "Eagle Series" No. 474.
241 pages; 29 chapters; 84,000 words.
Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow.
Chapters:
A Message From the Dying.
The Secret.
"The Temple of Eden."
Finding the Intruder.
Walter's Arrival.
"ESCAPED!"
Walter's Suspicions.
Rosenbury House.
Lord Rosenbury's Proposal.
The Picture.
Gratitude of Walter's Father.
The False Heir's Designs.
Strange Questions.
Happy Hearts.
The Stranger.
An Unwelcome Visitor.
How to Master the Secret.
Planning a New Order of Things.
Mysterious Lights.
A Conflict of Wills.
The Countess of Montford.
A Quiet Wedding.
Duplicity.
The Duplicate Ring.
From Sadness to Joy.
A Lamb Among Lions.
Another Visit from Colte Loraine.
On Land Again.
"I May Escape Yet."
