Pervasive Woman! In our hours of ease,Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling,Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!—Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M.INDIANAPOLISTHE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANYPUBLISHERSCOPYRIGHT 1906THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANYJANUARYCONTENTSCHAPTER I [A SLEEP AND A FORGETTING]II [THE RIDDLE OF RAIMENT AND DATES]III [ANY PORT IN A STORM]IV [AN ADVENTURE IN BENARES]V [SUBLIMINAL ENGINEERING]VI [THE JONES PLANE OF MENTALITY]VII [ENTER THE LEGAL MIND]VIII [POISING FOR THE PLUNGE]IX [IN DARKEST PENNSYLVANIA]X [THE WRONG HOUSE]XI [THE FIRST BATTLE, AND DEFEAT]XII [ON THE FIRM GROUND OF BUSINESS]XIII [THE MARTYRDOM OF MR. STEVENS]XIV [THE TREASON OF ISEGRIM THE WOLF]XV [THE TURPITUDE OF BRASSFIELD]XVI [THE OFFICE GOES IN QUEST OF THE MAX]XVII [THE HONOR NEARS ITS QUARRY]XVIII [A GLORIOUS VICTORY]XIX [THE ENTRAPPING OF MR. BRASSFIELD]XX [THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE]XXI [SOME ALTERNATIONS IN THE CURRENT]XXII [A REVIVAL OF BELSHAZZAR]XXIII [THE MOVING FINGER WRITES]ILLUSTRATIONS[ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery cometof femininity . . . . . . Frontispiece ][ She seemed to emanate from the tiger-skin as a butterfly from the chrysalis ][ A new thrill ran through the man and a new light came into his eyes. ][ Vast and complete was the system of notes built up by the professorand the judge ]