CONTENTS.

[PART I. THE FOOTHOLD]
CHAPTER
I[A Game of Bridge at the Federal.]
II[A Little Dinner at the Albemarle.]
III[The Flatfoot.]
IV[The Essex Handicap.]
V[The Trap is Baited.]
VI[Country Cousins.]
VII[The Trap is Sprung.]
VIII[Gordon Prevents a Scandal.]
IX[Palmer Has a Visitor.]
X[The Crisis.]
XI[In the Firelight.]
XII[The Final Obstacle.]
[PART II. THE GAME]
I[An Ambition is Attained.]
II[The Ethel Claim.]
III[The Return of Mr. Frost.]
IV[Gordon Plays to the Gallery.]
V[A Question of Finance.]
VI[The Spinning of the Web.]
VII[A Double Blow.]
VIII[The Case for the Prosecution.]
IX[The Public Eye.]
X[Ethel Mason Decides.]
XI[The Launching of the Konahassett.]
XII[Gordon Listens to Good Advice.]
XIII[In the Track of the Storm.]
XIV[Gordon Engages a Political Lieutenant.]
XV[The Voice of the People.]
[PART III. THE RECKONING]
I[The Hazard of the Die.]
II[The Hand of Man.]
III[The Hand of God.]