J. STORER CLOUSTON

AUTHOR OF "THE MAN FROM THE CLOUDS," "THE SPY
IN BLACK," "THE LUNATIC AT LARGE," ETC.

NEW

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The Solitary Passenger	[9]
II.	The Procurator Fiscal	[16]
III.	The Heir	[23]
IV.	The Man from the West	[31]
V.	The Third Visitor	[40]
VI.	At Night	[48]
VII.	The Drive Home	[56]
VIII.	Sir Reginald	[67]
IX.	A Philosopher	[74]
X.	The Letter	[80]
XI.	News	[89]
XII.	Cicely	[100]
XIII.	The Deductive Process	[106]
XIV.	The Question of Motive	[114]
XV.	Two Women	[123]
XVI.	Rumour	[128]
XVII.	A Suggestion	[135]
XVIII.	£1200	[143]
XIX.	The Empty Compartment	[148]
XX.	The Sporting Visitor	[154]
XXI.	Mr. Carrington's Walk	[161]
XXII.	Mr. Carrington and the Fiscal	[168]
XXIII.	Simon's Views	[176]
XXIV.	Mr. Bisset's Assistant	[185]
XXV.	A Telegram	[196]
XXVI.	At Stanesland	[201]
XXVII.	Flight	[209]
XXVIII.	The Return	[216]
XXIX.	Brother and Sister	[224]
XXX.	A Marked Man	[229]
XXXI.	The Letter Again	[240]
XXXII.	The Sympathetic Stranger	[247]
XXXIII.	The House of Mysteries	[253]
XXXIV.	A Confidential Conversation	[261]
XXXV.	In the Garden	[271]
XXXVI.	The Walking Stick	[278]
XXXVII.	Bisset's Advice	[285]
XXXVIII.	Trapped	[291]
XXXIX.	The Yarn	[301]
XL.	The Last Chapter	[312]