Edward J. Clode

156 Fifth Avenue
1906

Copyright, 1906, by
EDWARD J. CLODE

Entered at Stationers Hall

The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. U.S.A.

CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I
A Whiff of Violets[1]
CHAPTER II
A Signature with a Flourish[15]
CHAPTER III
Violet[27]
CHAPTER IV
“Johann Strauss”[36]
CHAPTER V
Von or Van?[45]
CHAPTER VI
The Word of Joy[60]
CHAPTER VII
Violet’s Conditions[70]
CHAPTER VIII
At Dead of Night[83]
CHAPTER IX
Coming Near[96]
CHAPTER X
The Marriage-Lines[106]
CHAPTER XI
Swords Drawn[117]
CHAPTER XII
The Night-Watches[133]
CHAPTER XIII
No More Violet[144]
CHAPTER XIV
The Diary[163]
CHAPTER XV
In Pain[173]
CHAPTER XVI
Hand to Hand[180]
CHAPTER XVII
David more than Regains Lost Ground[197]
CHAPTER XVIII
From the Depths[213]
CHAPTER XIX
Violet Decides[227]
CHAPTER XX
David has One Visitor, and Expects Others[242]
CHAPTER XXI
The Midnight Gathering[257]
CHAPTER XXII
Van Hupfeldt Makes Amends[271]