LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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“I supposed that father was working late over some papers and I knew that I must not disturb him.”	[Frontispiece]
With the cunning of a Jimmy Valentine he manipulated the tumblers. Ramon Hamilton, his discomfiture forgotten, watched with breathless interest.	[94]
Her head was thrown back, her eyes blazing: and as she faced him, she slowly raised her arm and pointed a steady finger at the recoiling figure.	[262]