CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | “Where the Best Is Like the Worst” | [1] |
| II. | After the Ball | [14] |
| III. | A Mysterious Tragedy | [19] |
| IV. | The Broken Appointment | [24] |
| V. | Mute Testimony | [36] |
| VI. | Circumstantial Evidence | [52] |
| VII. | A Piece of Oriental Silk | [59] |
| VIII. | Kismet | [71] |
| IX. | At the State Department | [87] |
| X. | The Theft | [96] |
| XI. | Over the Tea Cups | [107] |
| XII. | A Council of War | [118] |
| XIII. | At the White House | [131] |
| XIV. | The Moth and the Flame | [152] |
| XV. | “Thornton’s Nest” | [171] |
| XVI. | A Cry in the Night | [188] |
| XVII. | The Mystery Deepens | [204] |
| XVIII. | In the Name of the Law | [221] |
| XIX. | The Accusation | [231] |
| XX. | Weaving the Web | [245] |
| XXI. | An International Intrigue | [260] |
| XXII. | The Pursuit | [269] |
| XXIII. | The End of the Quest | [273] |
| XXIV. | The Final Explanation | [293] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| FACING | |
| PAGE | |
| “‘My dream! See, the panels are in the shape of a cross!’” | [Frontispiece] |
| “But Cynthia remained where she was and peeped over the butler’s shoulder” | [18] |
| “He made out a shadowy form just ahead of him and darted forward” | [68] |
| “With an exclamation he rose, and walked across the room” | [234] |
THE MAN INSIDE