BOOKS BY
| ANGEL ESQUIRE | THE HAIRY ARM |
| THE ANGEL OF TERROR | JACK O' JUDGMENT |
| THE BLACK ABBOT | KATE PLUS 10 |
| BLUE HAND | A KING BY NIGHT |
| CAPTAINS OF SOULS | THE MAN WHO KNEW |
| THE CLEVER ONE | THE MELODY OF DEATH |
| THE CLUE OF THE NEW PIN | THE MISSING MILLIONS |
| THE CLUE OF THE TWISTED CANDLE | THE MURDER BOOK OF J. G. REEDER |
| THE CRIMSON CIRCLE | THE NORTHING TRAMP |
| THE DAFFODIL MURDER | THE RINGER |
| THE DARK EYES OF LONDON | THE SECRET HOUSE |
| DIANA OF KARA-KARA | THE SINISTER MAN |
| THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS | THE SQUEALER |
| THE FACE IN THE NIGHT | THE STRANGE COUNTESS |
| THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE FROG | TAM O' THE SCOOTS |
| THE FLYING SQUAD | THE TERRIBLE PEOPLE |
| THE FOUR JUST MEN | TERROR KEEP |
| THE GIRL FROM SCOTLAND YARD | THE TRAITORS' GATE |
| THE GREEN ARCHER | THE THREE JUST MEN |
| GREEN RUST | THE TWISTER |
| GUNMAN'S BLUFF | THE VALLEY OF GHOSTS |
To
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
AND ALL AIRMEN, FRIEND AND FOE
ALIKE, WHO HAVE FALLEN IN CLEAN FIGHTING
The world was a puddle of gloom and of shadowy things, He sped till the red and the gold of invisible day Was burnish and flames to the undermost spread of his wings, So he outlighted the stars as he poised in the grey.
Nearer was he to the knowledge and splendour of God, Mysteries sealed from the ken of the ancient and wise— Beauties forbidden to those who are one with the clod— All that there was of the Truth was revealed to his eyes.
Flickers of fire from the void and the whistle of death, Clouds that snapped blackly beneath him, above and
beside, Watch him, serene and uncaring—holding your breath, Fearing his peril and all that may come of his pride.
Now he was swooped to the world like a bird to his nest, Now is the drone of his coming the roaring of hell, Now with a splutter and crash are the engines at rest— All's well! E. W.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| I | The Case of Lasky | [1] |
| II | Puppies of the Pack | [21] |
| III | The Coming of Müller | [40] |
| IV | The Strafing of Müller | [58] |
| V | Annie—the Gun | [76] |
| VI | The Law-breaker and Frightfulness | [100] |
| VII | The Man Behind the Circus | [130] |
| VIII | A Question of Rank | [157] |
| IX | A Reprisal Raid | [191] |
| X | The Last Load | [220] |