CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I.THE UNIVERSE A MISTAKE![1]
II.A STRANGE EXPERIMENT[10]
III."IT IS GOOD TO BE ALIVE"[21]
IV.GEORGE DELANY—DECEASED[32]
V.THE MURDER CLUB[41]
VI.A TELEPATHIC TELEGRAM[51]
VII.GUILTY![62]
VIII.THE WOKING MYSTERY[72]
IX.CUI BONO?[81]
X.FORCE—A REMEDY[93]
XI.MORITURI TE SALUTANT[104]
XII."NO DEATH—SAVE IN LIFE"[111]
XIII.MISS METFORD'S PLAN[123]
XIV.ROCKINGHAM TO THE SHARKS[133]
XV."IF NOT TOO LATE"[146]
XVI.£5000 TO DETAIN THE SHIP[160]
XVII."THIS EARTH SHALL DIE"[174]
XVIII.THE FLIGHT[184]
XIX.THE CATASTROPHE[197]
XX.CONCLUSION[208]