KATHERINE CECIL THURSTON
Author of "The Circle," "The Masquerader," etc.
With Illustrations by JOHN CAMERON
TORONTO
FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY
1905
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and five, by Fleming H. Revell Company,
Toronto, Ontario, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture.
TO
THE MEMORY
OF
MY MOTHER
Transcriber's Note: Only the Frontispiece and illustration on page 61 are included in this ebook.
ILLUSTRATIONS
| He lowered the candles and drew back | [ Frontispiece] |
| Facing Page | |
| With a fierce gesture he took another step forward | [ 61] |
| The little crowd of curious idlers | 123 |
| The younger ... stared at her | 141 |
| "The End!" she said to Serracauld | 210 |
| Night after night she had sat in the stifling atmosphere | 241 |
| The two dogs looked swiftly from her face to their master's | 287 |
| She slipped to the door—opened it | 337 |