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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Epidemic of Mystery [9]
II Husband, Wife—​and Another [17]
III The Hidden Scandal [30]
IV The Bronze Face [41]
V Behind the Door [52]
VI Cora Hartsilver’s Confession [61]
VII Concerns “Dear Jessica” [72]
VIII In Which a Discovery is Made [81]
IX Befriending a Reporter [91]
X A Paragraph for the Papers [104]
XI Hush Money [112]
XII Yootha’s Presentiment [122]
XIII Box Number Thirteen [133]
XIV Concerns a Necklace [142]
XV Some Crooked Questions [153]
XVI Gathering Clouds [163]
XVII “Nobody Must Know” [173]
XVIII What Dr. Johnson Knew [182]
XIX Without a Stain [194]
XX Concerns a Rumor [205]
XXI The Little Horses [215]
XXII Another Mystery Man [226]
XXIII A Friend Indeed [236]
XXIV The Tightening Grip [247]
XXV The City of Smiles [257]
XXVI Sunset Love [266]
XXVII Against the Wind [276]
XXVIII Number Fifteen [286]
XXIX A Message from Yootha [291]
XXX Blenkiron’s Narrative [301]
XXXI Conclusion [307]

BEHIND THE BRONZE DOOR

BEHIND THE BRONZE DOOR

CHAPTER I.

THE EPIDEMIC OF MYSTERY.

“Isn’t this terrible, Henry? Where is it going to end?”

“Isn’t what terrible?—and where is what going end?”

“Why! Haven’t you read to-night’s paper?”