Printers
S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I The Red Stain[1]
II The Veiled Lady[16]
III The Wedding Morning[32]
IV Waiting![45]
V The Artist paints a notable Picture[58]
VI The Man at the Confessional[75]
VII What the "Standard" said of the Picture[99]
VIII High Mass and what happened at it[114]
IX The Artist fails to secure a Model[128]
X Ghost or Mortal?[143]
XI More of the Picture[164]
XII The Figure in the Grey Cloak[186]
XIII What the Artist's Portfolio revealed[207]
XIV The Mysteries of the Studio[231]
XV The Dénouement![251]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Before my uncle could prevent her she had snatched the letter from him"[Frontispiece]
"The figure turned to meet, but not to greet me. It was my brother's face I saw"Page[10]
"'I opened my eyes, and there was a black thing bending over me'""[183]
"His head sunk forward on his breast and his crooked fingers clawing at the air""[259]