PART I. THE FOOTHOLD

CHAPTER

I A Game of Bridge at the Federal.

II A Little Dinner at the Albemarle.

III The Flatfoot.

IV The Essex Handicap.

V The Trap is Baited.

VI Country Cousins.

VII The Trap is Sprung.

VIII Gordon Prevents a Scandal.

IX Palmer Has a Visitor.

X The Crisis.

XI In the Firelight.

XII The Final Obstacle.