FAULKNER’S
FOLLY

BY
CAROLYN WELLS
AUTHOR OF “THE BRIDE OF A MOMENT”

NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1917,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1917,
BY THE FRANK A. MUNSEY COMPANY.

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE I. [In the Studio] 9 II. [Where They Stood] 23 III. [What They Said] 37 IV. [Goldenheart] 51 V. [Blake’s Story] 65 VI. [Mrs. Faulkner’s Account] 79 VII. [Natalie Not Joyce] 94 VIII. [The Emeralds] 108 IX. [One or the Other] 123 X. [Orienta] 137 XI. [Sealed Envelopes] 151 XII. [A Vision] 165 XIII. [An Alibi Needed] 180 XIV. [From Seven to Seventy] 192 XV. [Natalie in Danger] 206 XVI. [Confession and Arrest] 220 XVII. [Alan Ford] 234 XVIII. [Questions and Answers] 248 XIX. [Ford’s Day] 262 XX. [On the Staircase] 276