Yorkshire Post.--"An entertaining romance which should agree with the prevailing mood of the libraries."

Observer.--"Mr. Hume's story will rank among the best of its type."

DIGBY, LONG & CO., PUBLISHERS, LONDON.

THE RED-HEADED MAN

BY

FERGUS HUME

AUTHOR OF
"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "Claude Duval of '95," "A Masquerade Mystery," "The Rainbow Feather," etc.

London
DIGBY, LONG & CO.
18 Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, E.C.

1899

CONTENTS

CHAP.
[I.]AN EXTRAORDINARY CRIME
[II.]THE BLONDE LADY
[III.]MR. TORRY'S THEORY
[IV.]THE DEAD MAN'S NAME
[V.]"DE MORTIUS NIL NISI BONUM"
[VI.]THE SECRETARY
[VII.]EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST
[VIII.]THE ROBBERY
[IX.]CAPTAIN MANUEL
[X.]DONNA MARIA
[XI.]UNEXPECTED EVIDENCE
[XII.]A CHANCE MEETING
[XIII.]A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
[XIV.]THE SECRET SOCIETY
[XV.]A WOMAN SCORNED
[XVI.]THE TURQUOISE RING
[XVII.]MORE MYSTERIES
[XVIII.]A STRANGE OCCURRENCE
[XIX.]ANOTHER PUZZLE
[XX.]THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
[XXI.]DONNA MARIA EXPLAINS
[XXII.]THE LOCKET
[XXIII.]A CONFESSION
[XXIV.]A QUEER MESSAGE
[XXV.]THE MEETING IN HYDE PARK
[XXVI.]CONCLUSION