CONTENTS
| I | “Last Seen at Victoria!” | [1] |
| II | Inspector White | [12] |
| III | The Lady’s Maid | [22] |
| IV | No. 61 Raleigh Mansions | [30] |
| V | At the Jollity Theatre | [41] |
| VI | Miss Marie le Marchant | [48] |
| VII | In the City | [56] |
| VIII | The Hotel du Cercle | [64] |
| IX | Breaking the Bank | [72] |
| X | Some Good Resolutions | [83] |
| XI | Theories | [91] |
| XII | Who Corbett Was | [101] |
| XIII | A Question of Principle | [109] |
| XIV | No. 12 Raleigh Mansions | [119] |
| XV | Mrs. Hillmer Hesitates | [131] |
| XVI | Foxey | [142] |
| XVII | A Possible Explanation | [152] |
| XVIII | What Happened on the Riviera | [163] |
| XIX | Where Mrs. Hillmer Went | [175] |
| XX | Mr. Sydney H. Corbettt | [183] |
| XXI | How Lady Dyke Left Raleigh Mansions | [194] |
| XXII | A Wilful Murder | [205] |
| XXIII | The Letter | [216] |
| XXIV | The Handwriting | [225] |
| XXV | Miss Phyllis Browne Intervenes | [234] |
| XXVI | Lady Helen Montgomery’s Son | [246] |
| XXVII | Mr. White’s Method | [254] |
| XXVIII | Sir Charles Dyke’s Journey | [264] |
| XXIX | How Lady Dyke Disappeared | [274] |
| XXX | Sir Charles Dyke Ends His Narrative | [285] |
| XXXI | Valedictory | [297] |
CHAPTER I
“LAST SEEN AT VICTORIA!”
Alice, Lady Dyke, puckered her handsome forehead into a thoughtful frown as she drew aside the window-curtains of her boudoir and tried to look out into the opaque blackness of a November fog in London.
Behind her was cheerfulness—in front uncertainty. Electric lights, a nice fire reflected from gleaming brass, the luxury of carpets and upholstery, formed an alluring contrast to the dull yellow glare of a solitary lamp in the outer obscurity.
But Lady Dyke was a strong-minded woman. There was no trace of doubt in the wrinkled brows and reflective eyes. She held back the curtains with her left hand, buttoning a glove at the wrist with the other. Fog or no fog, she would venture forth, and she was already dressed for the weather in tailor-made costume and winter toque.