Copyright, 1903,
by
Henry Holt and Company

Published November, 1903

THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS,
RAHWAY, N. J.

CONTENTS

chapter page
I.[A Bolt from the Blue]1
II.[In the Grip of Circumstance]15
III.[The Coil Tightens]37
IV.[I Have an Inspiration]56
V.[I Dine with a Fascinating Stranger]70
VI.[Godfrey's Panegyric]70
VII.[Miss Holladay Becomes Capricious]101
VIII.[The Mysterious Maid]114
IX.[I Meet Monsieur Martigny]131
X.[An Astonishing Disappearance]146
XI.[I Unmask My Enemy]165
XII.[At the Café Jourdain]183
XIII.[En Voyage]197
XIV.[I Prove a Bad Sentinel]213
XV.[Two Heads are Better than One]229
XVI.[I Beard the Lion]247
XVII.[Etretat]270
XVIII.[The Veil is Lifted]280
XIX.[The End of the Story]293