WITH A FRONTISPIECE IN COLOUR BY
E. S. HODGSON

CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD.
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1912

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
1.[The Card on the Floor.]
2.[While the Groom Waited.]
3.["Stop, Thief!"]
4.[The Good Samaritan.]
5.[Dreaming.]
6.[His Wife.]
7.[Among Thieves.]
8.[The Sandwich-man.]
9.[The Drapery.]
10.[The Woman Tempted Me.]
11.[In the Wood.]
12.["What Does it Mean?"]
13.[The Alcove.]
14.["Who is Simmons?"]
15.['Twixt the Dark and Daylight.]
16.[The Lacquered Club.]
17.[Sleepers Awakened.]
18.[In Bed.]
19.[The Two Women.]
20.[The Leather Bag.]
21.[An Envelope.]
22.[The Countess and Violet.]
23.[The Latest Story.]
24.[2A Cobden Mansions.]
25.[Julia Spurrier.]
26.[Happiness!]
27.[A Game of Billiards.]
28.[An Irregular Visitor.]
29.[The Visitor Remains.]
30.[The Story of what Happened after the Easter Ball.]
31.[Asking Forgiveness.]
32.[In the Taxicab.]
33.["Vi!"]
34.[Some Letters and a Telegram.]

VIOLET FORSTER'S LOVER

CHAPTER I

[The Card on the Floor]

Tickell turned his cards.

"A straight." The men all bent over to look. "King high--there you are, nine, ten, knave, queen, king; a mixed lot, but they'll take some beating."