Front matter
Reading edition
The Nameless Man I Spy The Official Chaperon C. O. D. The Man Inside The Lost Despatch The Trevor Case
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, NEW YORK
“There—look!” he cried, and his excitement communicated itself to Ethel. [PAGE 136]
The NAMELESS MAN
By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN
AUTHOR OF “I SPY,” “THE OFFICIAL CHAPERON,” “C. O. D.,” “THE MAN INSIDE,” “THE TREVOR CASE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY H. R. BALLINGER
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK LONDON 1917
Copyright, 1917, by D. Appleton and Company Copyright, 1917, by the McCall Company Printed in the United States of America
TO MRS. FREDERICK DEMING OF LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT, WHOSE GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY AND KINDLY INTEREST INSURED ITS PRODUCTION, THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Shadows 1
II. The Man from California 6
III. Ways that Are Dark 15
IV. The Alibi 29
V. Recognition 41
VI. At the Japanese Embassy 50
VII. The Lesson 66
VIII. P. S. 82
IX. The Interview 99
X. Freaks of Memory 112
XI. The Whisper 126
XII. Quicksand 143
XIII. The Quarrel 157
XIV. A Startling Interruption 169
XV. The Fatal Request 181
XVI. The Inquest 189
XVII. The Coroner Asks Questions 204
XVIII. The Unknown 216
X1X. Unexpected Evidence 234
XX. Exclusive Clews 250
XXI. The Still, Small Voice 261
XXII. The Confession 280
XXIII. The Midnight Visitor 291
XXIV. The Road to Happiness 300
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
“There—look!” he cried, and his excitement communicated itself to Ethel Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
“Come, come, Julian, this won’t do,” he said 84
“I will give you twelve hours to leave Washington or I will expose you,” he announced 166
“Go back, Ethel,” Patterson commanded. “The fire is spreading and you may be injured” 182
THE NAMELESS MAN