CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I | Presents a Problem | [5] |
| II | Is Mainly Astonishing | [12] |
| III | Shows Light from the Mist | [22] |
| IV | Opens Several Questions | [30] |
| V | In which the Shadow Falls | [38] |
| VI | Mystery Inexplicable | [44] |
| VII | Tells of Two Men | [52] |
| VIII | Remains an Enigma | [60] |
| IX | Describes a Night Vigil | [67] |
| X | Contains a Clue | [73] |
| XI | The Affair of the Seventeenth | [81] |
| XII | Lola | [87] |
| XIII | Relates a Strange Story | [95] |
| XIV | Wherein Confession is Made | [103] |
| XV | Confirms Certain Suspicions | [110] |
| XVI | Where Two C's Meet | [118] |
| XVII | Reveals Another Plot | [125] |
| XVIII | Done in the Night | [131] |
| XIX | Records Further Facts | [139] |
| XX | Another Discovery is Made | [145] |
| XXI | Explains Lola's Fears | [152] |
| XXII | The Road of Riches | [160] |
| XXIII | Follows the Elusive Jules | [166] |
| XXIV | Makes a Startling Disclosure | [173] |
| XXV | Is More Mysterious | [181] |
| XXVI | Hot-Foot Across Europe | [188] |
| XXVII | Opens a Death-trap | [196] |
| XXVIII | Describes a Chase | [204] |
| XXIX | The House in Hampstead | [212] |
| XXX | Narrates a Startling Affair | [219] |
| XXXI | "Sheep of Thy Pasture" | [227] |
| XXXII | The Tents of Ungodliness | [235] |
| XXXIII | Discloses a Strange Truth | [241] |
| XXXIV | Concerns To-day | [250] |
THE PLACE OF DRAGONS
CHAPTER I PRESENTS A PROBLEM
"Curious affair, isn't it?"
"Very."
"Now, you're a bit of a mystery-monger, Vidal. What's your theory—eh?"
"I haven't one," I replied with a smile.