ILLUSTRATED BY
H. R. BALLINGER
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1917
Copyright, 1917, by D. Appleton and Company
Copyright, 1917, by the McCall Company
Printed in the United States of America
TO
MRS. FREDERICK DEMING
OF LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT,
WHOSE GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY AND KINDLY
INTEREST INSURED ITS PRODUCTION,
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Shadows | [1] |
| II. | The Man from California | [6] |
| III. | Ways that Are Dark | [15] |
| IV. | The Alibi | [29] |
| V. | Recognition | [41] |
| VI. | At the Japanese Embassy | [50] |
| VII. | The Lesson | [66] |
| VIII. | P. S. | [82] |
| IX. | The Interview | [99] |
| X. | Freaks of Memory | [112] |
| XI. | The Whisper | [126] |
| XII. | Quicksand | [143] |
| XIII. | The Quarrel | [157] |
| XIV. | A Startling Interruption | [169] |
| XV. | The Fatal Request | [181] |
| XVI. | The Inquest | [189] |
| XVII. | The Coroner Asks Questions | [204] |
| XVIII. | The Unknown | [216] |
| X1X. | Unexpected Evidence | [234] |
| XX. | Exclusive Clews | [250] |
| XXI. | The Still, Small Voice | [261] |
| XXII. | The Confession | [280] |
| XXIII. | The Midnight Visitor | [291] |
| XXIV. | The Road to Happiness | [300] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| “There—look!” he cried, and his excitement communicated itself to Ethel | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| “Come, come, Julian, this won’t do,” he said | [84] |
| “I will give you twelve hours to leave Washington or I will expose you,” he announced | [166] |
| “Go back, Ethel,” Patterson commanded. “The fire is spreading and you may be injured” | [182] |
THE NAMELESS MAN