CONTENTS

[I. The End of Their Life]
[II. The Case for the Crown]
[III. Name and Nature]
[IV. The Man in the Train]
[V. The Man in the Street]
[VI. A Peripatetic Providence]
[VII. A Morning Call]
[VIII. The Dove and the Serpent]
[IX. A Change of Scene]
[X. A Slight Discrepancy]
[XI. Another New Friend]
[XII. Episode of the Invisible Visitor]
[XIII. The Australian Room]
[XIV. Battle Royal]
[XV. A Chance Encounter]
[XVI. A Match for Mrs. Venables]
[XVII. Friends in Need]
[XVIII. "They Which Were Bidden"]
[XIX. Rachel's Champion]
[XX. More Haste]
[XXI. Worse Speed]
[XXII. The Darkest Hour]
[XXIII. Dawn]
[XXIV. One Who Was Not Bidden]
[XXV. A Point to Langholm]
[XXVI. A Cardinal Point]
[XXVII. The Whole Truth]
[XXVIII. In the Matter of a Motive]


ILLUSTRATIONS

[She had recoiled into the narrow hall, driven by an uncontrollable revulsion.]

["I will!" she answered through her teeth—and she swept past him out of the room.]

["I'll tell you who I thought it was at first," said he, heartily.]


The Shadow of the Rope