GUY BOOTHBY

AUTHOR OF 'DR. NIKOLA,' 'THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL,' 'PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN,' ETC.

Illustrated by Harold Piffard

LONDON

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED

NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE

1901

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[HE SWEPT HIS FINGERS OVER THE STRINGS ... AND COMMENCED TO SING] Frontispiece
[HE PRESSED A SPRING IN THE WALL]46
[PRESENTLY A PICTURE SHAPED ITSELF IN THE CLOUD]100
[THROWING OPEN THE SECRET DOOR ... HE CONFRONTED THEM]177
[HE LAID HIS HAND UPON HER FOREHEAD]208
["PUT DOWN YOUR PISTOLS," SAID NIKOLA] 249
[HE CRAWLED UPON THE FLOOR LIKE A DOG]273
[SHE KNELT, WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED, IN SUPPLICATION]306