CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. [NIGHT COURT]
II. [WHEN LOVE COMES VISITING]
III. [THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT]
IV. [WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID]
V. [ROSES AND THORNS]
VI. [THE WORK OF THE GANGSTERS]
VII. [THE CLOSER BOND]
VIII. [THE PURITY LEAGUE AND ITS ANGEL]
IX. [THE BUSY MART OF TRADE]
X. [WHEN THE TRAIN COMES IN]
XI. [THE POISONED NEEDLE]
XII. [THE REVENGE OF JIMMIE THE MONK]
XIII. [LORNA'S QUEST FOR PLEASURE]
XIV. [CHARITY AND THE MULTITUDE OF SINS]
XV. [THE FINISH]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ If ever prayer came from the depths of a broken heart, it was that
forlorn plea for a lost sister . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ "This is my friend, Sam Shepard, the theatrical manager, Miss Lorna.
He's the man who can get you on the stage" ]

[ "I'm going to shoot to kill. Every court in the state will sustain a policeman
who shoots a white-slaver" ]

[ The deep tones of the stranger's voice filled Mary with a thrill of loathing ]

[ Father and daughter were frantic with grief ]

[ The pretended philanthropist was cornered at last ]