CHAPTER PAGE I.--News from the Pacific 11 II.--Mr. Francis 15 III.--The Murder at the Slate-Pits 18 IV.--My Mother's Warning 23 V.--Ravenor of Ravenor 27 VI.--A Doubtful Visitor 39 VII.--A Meeting and a Metamorphosis 43 VIII.--An Abode of Mystery 49 IX.--Mr. Marx 58 X.--Lady Silchester 65 XI.--The Cry in the Avenue 70 XII.--A Dark Corner in the Avenue 76 XIII.--The Cloud Between Us 81 XIV.--A Meeting in the Coffee-Room 85 XV.--A Tete-a-tete Dinner 89 XVI.--Miss Mabel Fay 93 XVII.--Behind the Scenes at the Torchester Theatre 98 XVIII.--At Midnight on the Moor 103 XIX.--A Strange Attack 111 XX.--The Monastery Among the Hills 115 XXI.--A Message from the Dead 124 XXII.--For Life 127 XXIII.--My Guardian 135 XXIV.--My First Dinner Party 138 XXV.--Mr. Marx's Warning 144 XXVI.--A Lost Photograph 148 XXVII.--Leonard de Cartienne 157 XXVIII.--"As Rome Does" 164 XXIX.--A Dinner Party Sub-rosa 169 XXX.--Ecarte with Mr. Fothergill 174 XXXI.--A Startling Discovery 182 XXXII.--Forestalled 190 XXXIII.--A Gleam of Light 195 XXXIV.--Dr. Schofield's Opinion 199 XXXV.--An Invitation 204 XXXVI.--A Metamorphosis 209 XXXVII.--Mr. Marx is Wanted 218 XXXVIII.--I Accept a Mission 223 XXXIX.--My Ride 225 XL.--My Mission 229 XLI.--The Count de Cartienne 232 XLII.--News of Mr. Marx 240 XLIII.--About Town 246 XLIV.--A Midnight Excursion to the Suburbs 252 XLV.--A Mysterious Commission 258 XLVI.--A Brush with the Police 261 XLVII.--Light at Last 264 XLVIII.--A Page of History 269 XLIX.--I will Go Alone 278 L.--I Meet my Father 280 LI.--Dawn 284 LII.--Where is Mr. Marx? 287 LIII.--Messrs. Higgenson and Co. 293 LIV.--A Raid 299 LV.--The Mystery of Mr. Marx 304 LVI.--The End of It 308