FLETCHER

NEW YORK
ALFRED A KNOPF
MCMXXI

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. The Missing Bank Manager, 9

II. The Ellersdeane Deposit, 19

III. Mr. Chestermarke Disclaims Liability, 29

IV. The Modern Young Woman, 39

V. The Search Begins, 49

VI. Ellersdeane Hollow, 59

VII. The Travelling Tinker, 69

VIII. The Saturday Night Stranger, 79

IX. No Further Information, 89

X. The Chestermarke Way, 99

XI. The Search-Warrant, 109

XII. The First Find, 119

XIII. The Partners Unbend, 129

XIV. The Midnight Summons, 139

XV. Mr. Frederick Hollis, 149

XVI. The Lead Mine, 159

XVII. Accident or Murder? 170

XVIII. The Incomplete Cheque, 179

XIX. The Dead Man's Brother, 189

XX. The Other Cheque, 200

XXI. About Cent per Cent, 209

XXII. Speculation--and Certainty, 221

XXIII. The Aggrieved Victim, 230

XXIV. Mrs. Carswell? 240

XXV. The Portrait, 248

XXVI. The Lightning Flash, 257

XXVII. The Old Dove-Cot, 266

XXVIII. Sound-Proof, 273

XXIX. The Sparrows and the Sphere, 279

XXX. Wreckage, 289

XXXI. The Prisoner Speaks,