CONTENTS

[I. Doom]
[II. The Last Straw]
[III. "Mrs. Morten"]
[IV. Mrs. Whitaker]
[V. Wilful Missing]
[VI. Curtain]
[VII. The Late Extra]
[VIII. A History]
[IX. Entr'acte]
[X. The Window]
[XI. The Spy]
[XII. The Mouse-Trap]
[XIII. Offshore]
[XIV. Débâcle]
[XV. Disclosures]
[XVI. The Beacon]
[XVII. Discovery]
[XVIII. Blight]
[XIX. Capitulation]
[XX. Temperamental]
[XXI. Black Out]


ILLUSTRATIONS

[Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity]

[Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his. The scene faltered perceptibly]

[Whitaker felt land beneath his feet]

["I do not love you. You are mad to think it"]