Chapter 4

XL. The Rains 371 XLI. We Go Out 380 XLII. San Francisco Again 392 XLIII. The Golden Web 404 XLIV. Plutocrats! 414 XLV. The Catastrophe 425 XLVI. The Vision 433

ILLUSTRATIONS

"'I told you you couldn't lick me,' said he" Frontispiece

"'You hounds!' he roared. 'Don't you dare try to sneak off!'" 78

"The big man whirled to the floor" 286

"We marched our prisoner in double-quick time to the agreed rendezvous" 360