NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1905

Copyright, 1905
BY
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

Published May, 1905

THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS
RAHWAY, N. J.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Statement of the Case[1]
II.Mrs. Parlin Testifies[14]
III.Alive at Midnight[33]
IV.Trafford Gets an Assurance[51]
V.The Weapon is Produced[67]
VI.Mrs. Matthewson and Trafford[85]
VII.Hunting Broken Bones[101]
VIII.A Man Disappears[119]
IX.“You are My Mother”[133]
X.A Second Murder?[153]
XI.Already One Attempt[167]
XII.At the Drivers’ Camp[185]
XIII.The Priest’s Story[199]
XIV.A Duel[212]
XV.In Matthewson’s Chambers[227]
XVI.The Range 16 Scandal[243]
XVII.The Story of the Papers[259]
XVIII.The Man is Found[275]
XIX.The Last of the Papers[290]

THE MILLBANK CASE

CHAPTER I
A Statement of the Case