ILLUSTRATIONS

["JUST AS I THOUGHT"...FRONTISPIECE]

["YOU DO NOT MEAN TO GO THERE"—]

[HE RAPPED SMARTLY ON THE WINDOW]

[WHAT SHE SAW MUST HAVE STARTLED HER]

Ashton-Kirk, Investigator

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CHAPTER I

PENDLETON CALLS UPON ASHTON-KIRK