Copyright, 1904
By Charles Stokes Wayne
Copyright, 1905
By John Lane
SET UP AND ELECTROTYPED BY
WILLIAM G. HEWITT, NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.
PRINTED BY
THE CAXTON PRESS, NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.
TO MY WIFE
WHO, AS THE INSPIRATION, EXCITED THE IMPULSE AND
FURNISHED THE INCENTIVE FOR ITS PRODUCTION,
THIS TALE IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED