ux's work is always excellent, and always
exciting."--_San Francisco Examiner._
"Not without good cause has Mr. Le Queux earned his very apt title, 'The
Master of Mystery.'"--_El Diario_ (Buenos Ayres).
AUSTRALIA.
"Mr. Le Queux is always fresh and original, and one can rely on being
interested and amused by his stories."--_Sydney Morning Herald._
"For mystery and sensation Mr. Le Queux cannot be beaten."--_Melbourne
Argus._
"Mr. Le Queux's large public are never satisfied. They always crave for
more from his pen."--_Christchurch Weekly Press_ (New Zealand).
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
I.--INTRODUCES A GENTLEMAN 7
II.--THE SCENT 20
III.--DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE 35
IV.--"DEAR OLD DIG" 45
V.--"TIME WILL PROVE" 54
VI.--THE PIECE OF CONVICTION 63
VII.--FATAL FINGERS 71
VIII.--CONTAINS FURTHER EVIDENCE 80
IX.--DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN 89
X.--CHERCHEZ LA FEMME 97
XI.--IN WHICH AN ALLEGATION IS MADE 108
XII.--PHRIDA MAKES CONFESSION 117
XIII.--THE FUGITIVE'S SECRET 126
XIV.--REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION 136
XV.--AN EFFACED IDENTITY 144
XVI.--REVEALS ANOTHER ENIGMA 153
XVII.--CONCERNS MRS. PETRE 162
XVIII.--DISCLOSES THE TRAP 170
XIX.--THE SEAL OF SILENCE 179
XX.--FROM THE TOMB 187
XXI.--RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT 195
XXII.--"MARIE BRACQ!" 203
XXIII.--LOVE'S CONFESSION 213
XXIV.--OFFICIAL SECRECY 222
XXV.--FREMY, OF THE SURETE 231
XXVI.--SHOWS EXPERT METHODS 239
XXVII.--EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED 248
XXVIII.--FURTHER ADMISSIONS 256
XXIX.--THE SELLER OF SHAWLS 265
XXX.--FACE TO FACE 274
XXXI.--SHOWS THE TRUTH-TELLER 284
XXXII.--IS THE CONCLUSION 294
THE SIGN OF SILENCE.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCES A GENTLEMAN.
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