THE
POISONED PARADISE

A ROMANCE OF MONTE CARLO

BY
ROBERT W. SERVICE
AUTHOR OF “THE TRAIL OF NINETY-EIGHT,” “RHYMES OF
A ROLLING STONE,” “THE PRETENDER,” ETC.

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1922

Copyright, 1922,
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
First Printing, Oct., 1922
Second Printing, Nov., 1922
Third Printing, Jan., 1923
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY
The Quinn & Roden Company
BOOK MANUFACTURERS
RAHWAY NEW JERSEY

CONTENTS

PAGE
Prologue[ 1]
Book One—The Story of Margot [ 5]
Book Two—The Story of Hugh[ 77]
Book Three—The Wheel[ 131]
Book Four—The Vortex[ 245]
Book Five—The Man Hunt[ 341]

THE
POISONED PARADISE