Copyright 1909 by RICHARD G. BADGER

All Rights Reserved_

Printed at The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.

TO C. E. A

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
IA Star Chamber Session[9]
II An Arrival[18]
III Micky[29]
IV Fists and the Man[36]
V The Ironworkers' Ball—and Maisie[47]
VI The Web[61]
VII Loneliness[67]
VIII An Evening Call[77]
IX Not on the Programme[87]
X The Little Red Devil[99]
XI In the Morning[106]
XII Why She Cried[113]
XIII A Wager[122]
XIV A Discredited Henchman[133]
XV Useful Information[145]
XVI His Better Side[155]
XVII The Coup in Sight[165]
XVIII A Counter Move[178]
XIX Suspense[187]
XX Out of the Past[195]
XXI The Lash[204]
XXII The Story[215]
XXIII Wanderlust[224]
XXIV The Long Road[234]