Front matter
Reading edition
BY
KATHARINE HAVILAND TAYLOR
AUTHOR OF
“YELLOW SOAP,” “TONY,” “STANLEY JOHNS’ WIFE,”
ETC.
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LIMITED LONDON
Copyright, 1921, by
George W. Jacobs and Company.
MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY
BILLING AND SONS, LTD., GUILDFORD AND ESHER
DEDICATION
TO
VERY DEAR “AUNT EVA”
(Mrs. O. F. HOFFMAN)
Contents
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I.HOW IT BEGAN9
II.GOOD-BYES22
III.MRS. CRANE’S STORY31
IV.WHAT MARY ELINOR TOLD ME47
V.NEW YORK AND MY NEW HOME59
VI.THE SECOND BRACELET73
VII.REAL EXCITEMENT85
VIII.AGAIN AWAKE99
IX.A STRANGE HAPPENING106
X.WHAT MR. KEMPWOOD TOLD ME119
XI.STRANGE NOISES ARE HEARD131
XII.WHAT HAPPENED152
XIII.BLUE MONDAY164
XIV.EVELYN BLAMES ME180
XV.WHAT OCCURRED188
XVI.ALL SORTS OF BRUISES198
XVII.WHO CAUGHT THE MOUSE-TRAP?215
XVIII.HEART AFFAIRS224
XIX.TWO SURPRISES238
XX.CHRISTMAS FUN255
XXI.S. K. FORCES MY CONFIDENCE265
XXII.DETECTIVE WORK278
XXIII.WAITING FOR THE HUMAN MOUSE291
XXIV.WHAT MADE THE CHASE304