AUTHOR OF

"THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB"; "THE PAGAN'S CUP";

"CLAUDE DUVAL OF 95"; "THE RAINBOW FEATHER," ETC.


G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1903, by

G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY


CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I.The Christmas Tree[7]
II.An Anonymous Letter[16]
III.A Mysterious Visitor[26]
IV.The Churchyard[37]
V.Afterwards[46]
VI.The Case Against Anne[55]
VII.Oliver Morley[65]
VIII.The Irony of Fate[74]
IX.A Strange Discovery[84]
X.On a Fresh Trail[96]
XI.Princess Karacsay[106]
XII.Mrs. Parry's Tea[118]
XIII.Mrs. Benker Reappears[129]
XIV.Treasure Trove[139]
XV.An Awkward Interview[148]
XVI.The Unexpected Happens[159]
XVII.Part of the Truth[169]
XVIII.What Happened Next[180]
XIX.The Clue Leads to London[190]
XX.Many a Slip 'Twixt Cup and Lip[201]
XXI.A Story of the Past[212]
XXII.Olga's Evidence[223]
XXIII.Mark Dane[233]
XXIV.A Rat in a Corner[245]
XXV.A Catastrophe[259]
XXVI.The End of the Trouble[272]


CHAPTER I