CONTENTSCHAPTER 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 thatforlorn 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 policemanwho 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 ]