1926

Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London

CONTENTS

CHAP.		PAGE
	Foreword: The Frogs	[7]
I	At Maytree Cottage	[11]
II	A Talk about Frogs	[17]
III	The Frog	[20]
IV	Elk	[25]
V	Mr. Maitland Goes Home	[31]
VI	Mr. Maitland Goes Shopping	[41]
VII	A Call on Mr. Maitland	[49]
VIII	The Offensive Ray	[58]
IX	The Man Who Was Wrecked	[67]
X	On Harley Terrace	[72]
XI	Mr. Broad Explains	[79]
XII	The Embellishment of Mr. Maitland	[83]
XIII	A Raid on Eldor Street	[91]
XIV	“All Bulls Hear!”	[99]
XV	The Morning After	[103]
XVI	Ray Learns the Truth	[107]
XVII	The Coming of Mills	[114]
XVIII	The Broadcast	[118]
XIX	In Elsham Wood	[127]
XX	Hagn	[133]
XXI	Mr. Johnson’s Visitor	[143]
XXII	The Inquiry	[148]
XXIII	A Meeting	[154]
XXIV	Why Maitland Came	[158]
XXV	In Regard to Saul Morris	[166]
XXVI	Promotion for Balder	[172]
XXVII	Mr. Broad is Interesting	[184]
XXVIII	Murder	[190]
XXIX	The Footman	[196]
XXX	The Tramps	[204]
XXXI	The Chemical Corporation	[215]
XXXII	In Gloucester Prison	[220]
XXXIII	The Frog of the Night	[223]
XXXIV	The Photo-play	[233]
XXXV	Getting Through	[242]
XXXVI	The Power Cable	[247]
XXXVII	The Get-Away	[254]
XXXVIII	The Mystery Man	[258]
XXXIX	The Awakening	[261]
XL	Frog	[266]
XLI	In Quarry House	[273]
XLII	Joshua Broad Explains	[279]

FOREWORD

THE FROGS

IT was of interest to those who study the psychology of the mass that, until the prosperous but otherwise insignificant James G. Bliss became the object of their attention, the doings and growth of the Frogs were almost unnoticed. There were strong references in some of the country newspapers to the lawless character of the association; one Sunday journal had an amusing article headed