CONTENTS

BOOK I
Chapter Page
[I.]An Accidental Spy1
[II. ]At the Café Montmartre11
[III. ]A Mysterious Disappearance18
[IV. ]The Falling of the Handkerchief26
[V. ]Love at First Sight33
[VI. ]The Vanishing Lady40
[VII. ]The Decoy-House of Europe48
[VIII. ]"Duncombe's Hold-up"55
[IX. ]The Story of a Call64
[X. ]Spencer's Surprise72
[XI. ]A Word of Warning80
[XII. ]The Shadowing of Duncombe87
[XIII. ]"Her Voice"93
[XIV. ]Laughter of Women101
[XV. ]Miss Fielding from America107
[XVI. ]Miss Fielding asks a Question115
[XVII. ]George Duncombe's Lie121
[XVIII. ]"Who Are These People?"129
[XIX. ]A Hillside Encounter137
[XX. ]Mr. Fielding in a New Rôle143
[XXI. ]A Woman's Cry151
[XXII. ]Lord Runton is Suspicious160
[XXIII. ]Her First Kiss171
[XXIV. ]The Empty Room179
BOOK II
[I. ]Guy Poynton again185
[II. ]An Old Story192
[III. ]A Body from the Seine200
[IV. ]The Insolence of Madame la Marquise208
[V. ]The Interviewing of Phyllis217
[VI. ]The Blundering of Andrew225
[VII. ]Spencer gets his Chance234
[VIII. ]A Political Interlude243
[IX. ]Arrested!251
[X. ]The Checkmating of Monsieur Louis259
[XI. ]The Making of History267
[XII. ]An Old Friend276
[XIII. ]A Newspaper Sensation285
[XIV. ]The Man who saved his Country294
[XV. ]A Merry Meeting301

A MAKER OF HISTORY