Chase of the Ruby

BY

RICHARD MARSH

AUTHOR OF
'THE BEETLE: A MYSTERY,' 'IN FULL CRY,' 'FRIVOLITIES,' ETC.

LONDON

SKEFFINGTON & SON, 163 PICCADILLY

Publishers to Her Majesty The Queen
AND TO His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

1900

CONTENTS

CHAP.
I.[GHOSTS IN AFRICA.]
II.[THE QUEST ORDAINED.]
III.[MISS BROAD COMMANDS.]
IV.[MR HOLLAND FAILS.]
V.[A WOMAN SCORNED.]
VI.[MISS BROAD COMMANDS A SECOND TIME.]
VII.[THE BOTTOM DRAWER.]
VIII.[THE LADY--AND THE GENTLEMAN.]
IX.[THE FLYMAN.]
X.[SHE WISHES THAT SHE HADN'T.]
XI.[THE PURSUIT OF THE GENTLEMAN.]
XII.[THE TENDER MERCIES OF TWO LADIES.]
XIII.[VISITORS FOR MISS CASATA.]
XIV.[WHO KNOCKS?]
XV.[AN HONOURABLE RETREAT.]
XVI.[THE FINDING OF THE RUBY AND THE LOCKING OF THE DOOR.]
XVII.[THE FIGURES ON THE BED.]
XVIII.[REINFORCED.]
XIX.[STILL WITH A SMILE.]
XX.[HOW THE CHASE WAS ENDED.]