ILLUSTRATIONS

“What does anything matter, when I know—that the
end is near!”		[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
“O-i-i-ga, you Moso! Get a move on! Pronto! If
you don’t I’ll do that myself”		[20]
“I hear the call of the White Mice,” said Peter de
Peyster		[30]
Under the blow, the masked man staggered drunkenly[70]
Shifting the reins to his left hand, Roddy let the
other fall upon his revolver		[114]
“Now I know why I came to Venezuela!”[144]
On such a night, Leander swam the Hellespont[198]
Her fingers traced the sign of the cross[294]

THE WHITE MICE

I

Once upon a time a lion dropped his paw upon a mouse.

“Please let me live!” begged the mouse, “and some day I will do as much for you.”

“That is so funny,” roared the king of beasts, “that we will release you. We had no idea mice had a sense of humor.”