Copyright, 1909, 1910,
By Litle, Brown, and Company

All rights reserved
Published March, 1910
Second Printing
Printers
S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
[I.]Burton Becomes an Ambassador.
[II.]At the Red House.
[III.]The Highwayman's Mask Is Found.
[IV.]The Curious Experiences of the Underwood Family.
[V.]The Investigating Committee.
[VI.]A Midnight Watch.
[VII.]The Work of the Incendiary.
[VIII.]The Baby That Was Tied in.
[IX.]A Pointed Warning.
[X.]Mr. Hadley Proves a True Prophet.
[XI.]Henry Underwood Is Arrested.
[XII.]An Unstable Sweetheart.
[XIII.]Henry Is Hard to Handle.
[XIV.]Burton's Turn.
[XV.]An Odd Knot.
[XVI.]The Trail to Yesteryear.
[XVII.]A Temporary Aberration.
[XVIII.]Burton Thinks He Is Mending Matters.
[XIX.]Burton Goes To The Reservation.
[XX.]Ground Bait.
[XXI.]Rachel Appears on the Scene.
[XXII.]Henry Takes to His Heels.
[XXIII.]The Trap Is Sprung.
[XXIV.]Burton's Last Appearance as an Ambassador.

Illustrations

"'Mr. Underwood has enemies,' he said calmly."Frontispiece. [See p.176.]
"'Well, perhaps this can be explained away, too!'"[Page 71]
"He found Ben Bussey in a wheeled chair near a window"[Page 200]
"He stopped for a moment at the gate to enjoy the pictureshe made"[Page 250]

The
Red House on Rowan Street

[CHAPTER I]