NATALIE PAGE

BY

KATHARINE HAVILAND TAYLOR

AUTHOR OF

“YELLOW SOAP,” “TONY,” “STANLEY JOHNS’ WIFE,”

ETC.

HODDER AND STOUGHTON

LIMITED LONDON

Copyright, 1921, by

George W. Jacobs and Company.

MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY

BILLING AND SONS, LTD., GUILDFORD AND ESHER

DEDICATION

TO

VERY DEAR “AUNT EVA”

(Mrs. O. F. HOFFMAN)

Contents
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I.HOW IT BEGAN[9]
II.GOOD-BYES[22]
III.MRS. CRANE’S STORY[31]
IV.WHAT MARY ELINOR TOLD ME[47]
V.NEW YORK AND MY NEW HOME[59]
VI.THE SECOND BRACELET[73]
VII.REAL EXCITEMENT[85]
VIII.AGAIN AWAKE[99]
IX.A STRANGE HAPPENING[106]
X.WHAT MR. KEMPWOOD TOLD ME[119]
XI.STRANGE NOISES ARE HEARD[131]
XII.WHAT HAPPENED[152]
XIII.BLUE MONDAY[164]
XIV.EVELYN BLAMES ME[180]
XV.WHAT OCCURRED[188]
XVI.ALL SORTS OF BRUISES[198]
XVII.WHO CAUGHT THE MOUSE-TRAP?[215]
XVIII.HEART AFFAIRS[224]
XIX.TWO SURPRISES[238]
XX.CHRISTMAS FUN[255]
XXI.S. K. FORCES MY CONFIDENCE[265]
XXII.DETECTIVE WORK[278]
XXIII.WAITING FOR THE HUMAN MOUSE[291]
XXIV.WHAT MADE THE CHASE[304]