FERGUS HUME

AUTHOR OF
"THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," "THE PINK SHOP,"
"ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS," "SEEN IN THE SHADOW,"
ETC., ETC.

LONDON
F. V. WHITE & CO., LTD.
17, BUCKINGHAM STREET, STRAND, W.C.
1913

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
[I.]THE BOARDING-HOUSE
[II.]OLD SCHOOL-FELLOWS
[III.]MAN PROPOSES
[IV.]THE ADVERTISEMENT
[V.]THE NEXT STEP
[VI.]SEEKING TROUBLE
[VII.]AN AMAZING DISCOVERY
[VIII.]FAMILY HISTORY
[IX.]GWEN
[X.]VANE'S AUNT
[XI.]MACBETH'S BANQUET
[XII.]CUPID'S GARDEN
[XIII.]DANGER
[XIV.]AT BAY
[XV.]A FRIEND IN NEED
[XVI.]EXPLANATIONS
[XVII.]BLACKMAIL
[XVIII.]HENCH'S DIPLOMACY
[XIX.]A DENIAL
[XX.]REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
[XXI.]THE SUNSHINE OR LIFE