CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I.[HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE]
II.[WHY THE SAFE WAS OPENED]
III.[THE HOUSE "OVER THE WATER"]
IV.[IN WHICH THE MYSTERY INCREASES]
V.[CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES]
VI.[THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUDS]
VII.[CONTAINS A SURPRISE]
VIII.[LIFE'S COUNTER-CLAIM]
IX.[STRANGE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE]
X.[I SHOW MY HAND]
XI.[THE CASTLE OF THE TERROR]
XII.["THE STRANGLER"]
XIII.[A DOUBLE GAME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES]
XIV.[HER HIGHNESS IS INQUISITIVE]
XV.[JUST OFF THE STRAND]
XVI.[MARKED MEN]
XVII.[THE TRUTH ABOUT THE "LOLA"]
XVIII.[CONTAINS ELMA'S STORY]
[CONCLUSION]