CAROLYN WELLS HOUGHTON

THE AUTHOR, IN ENVIOUS ADMIRATION,

DEDICATES THIS VOLUME

CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I. THE FACE OF HATE]
[CHAPTER II. THE ADDRESS ON THE CARD]
[CHAPTER III. “MR. FLECK”]
[CHAPTER IV. THE CLUE IN THE BOOK]
[CHAPTER V. ON THE TRAIL]
[CHAPTER VI. THE MISSING MESSAGE]
[CHAPTER VII. THE WOMAN ON THE ROOF]
[CHAPTER VIII. THE LISTENING EAR]
[CHAPTER IX. THE PURSUIT]
[CHAPTER X. CARTER’S DISCOVERY]
[CHAPTER XI. JANE’S ADVENTURE]
[CHAPTER XII. PUZZLES AND PLANS]
[CHAPTER XIII. THE SEALED PACKET]
[CHAPTER XIV. THE MOUNTAIN’S SECRET]
[CHAPTER XV. THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS]
[CHAPTER XVI. THE ATTACK ON THE HOUSE]
[CHAPTER XVII. SOMETHING UNEXPECTED]
[CHAPTER XVIII. WHAT THE PACKET CONTAINED]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[She could not bring herself to tell him, the man she loved, the thing she knew he was.]
[ More than likely, she alone in all the world—knew who the murderer was.]
[Had he been standing there listening? How much had he heard?]
[“Thank God,” he cried. “Jane, dear, tell me you are not hurt!”]

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