Contents [WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT] [ONE MOMENT!] [I. A DISTURBING MORNING] [II. GALLANT RESCUE BY WELL-DRESSED YOUNG MAN] [III. SAM PAVES THE WAY] [IV. SAM CLICKS] [V. PERSECUTION OF EUSTACE] [VI. SCENE AT A SHIP’S CONCERT] [VII. SUNDERED HEARTS] [VIII. SIR MALLABY OFFERS A SUGGESTION] [IX. ROUGH WORK AT A DINNER TABLE] [X. TROUBLE AT WINDLES] [XI. MR. BENNETT HAS A BAD NIGHT] [XII. THE LURID PAST OF JOHN PETERS] [XIII. SHOCKS ALL ROUND] [XIV. STRONG REMARKS BY A FATHER] [XV. DRAMA AT A COUNTRY HOUSE] [XVI. WEBSTER, FRIEND IN NEED] [XVII. A CROWDED NIGHT]