FERGUS HUME

AUTHOR OF
"Lady Jim of Curzon Street," "The Rainbow Feather,"
"The Opal Serpent," "A Coin of Edward VII,"
"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," etc.

G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1908
By G. W. DILLINGHAM CO.


The Sacred Herb Issued Jan., 1908

CONTENTS

CHAPTER.
[I.]The Latest Sensation
[II.]The Trial
[III.]The Paper-Cutter
[IV.]Evidence for the Prosecution
[V.]Mrs. Rover's Masked Ball
[VI.]A Startling Discovery
[VII.]Shepworth Explains
[VIII.]A Private Explanation
[IX.]Dr. Horace
[X.]The Verdict
[XI.]Dr. Horace's Warning
[XII.]Mrs. Dolly Rover
[XIII.]Lanwin Grange
[XIV.]Mrs. Blexey's Opinion
[XV.]Jadby plays a Card
[XVI.]Dr. Horace Intervenes
[XVII.]The Old, Old Story
[XVIII.]The Power of the Herb
[XIX.]Circumstantial Evidence
[XX.]Mr. Rover Explains
[XXI.]A Possible Scandal
[XXII.]The Unexpected
[XXIII.]Helpless
[XXIV.]The Beginning of the End
[XXV.]Explanations
[XXVI.]A Confession
[XXVII.]All's well that ends well