SCENE 215

XIV ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 219

XV "WHEN STARS GROW COLD" 222

BOOK THIRD

WILL O' THE WISP

I GLEAMS IN THE RAIN: WHEELER'S STORY 231

II CORPSE CANDLES IN THE NIGHT: MRS. DEUTCH'S STORY 242

III SEARCH-LIGHTS FLASHED IN THE EYES: KANE'S STORY 254

IV A LIGHT ALONG THE ROAD: DENNY GIVES AN ADDRESS 270

V THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LIGHT: WHERE CHRISTINA WAS 283

VI THE YELLOW HOUSE AND WHAT THEY FOUND AT IT 292

VII VANISHING LADY: THE SHADOW AT THE DANCE 298

VIII JILL-IN-THE-BOX! THE LAST OF THE GRAY TOURING CAR 305

IX A SIGN IN THE SKY 314

X "THE OLD EARL'S DAUGHTER": MRS. PASCOE ON FAMILY TIES 324

XI THE ARM OF JUSTICE ON CLEANING DAY: AN OVERTURE TO A COMIC OPERA 334

XII THE COMIC OPERA CHORUS: "AND SAID, 'WHAT A GOOD BOY AM I!'" 343

XIII "WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOR?": A CRIMINAL PERFORMANCE 356

XIV THE SICILIAN TRAITOR: "YOU THAT CHOOSE NOT BY THE VIEW" 365

XV ONE WITNESS SPEAKS 377

XVI THE LAST SHADOW: "LEAVE ALL THAT TIES THY FOOT BEHIND AND FOLLOW, FOLLOW ME!" 380

XVII HERSELF 385

BOOK FOURTH

THE LIGHTED HOUSE

I THE HOSTESS PREPARING 389

II THE EXPECTED COMPANY 399

III THE SHIPS AT ACTIUM 401

IV TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- 423

V CARNAGE: A COMIC OPERA CLIMAX 433

VI THE DARKEST HOUR: "OF WOUNDS AND SORE DEFEAT I MADE MY BATTLE STAY!" 447

VII THE SHADOW'S FACE: BEING ALSO THE FULL STORY OF THE SHADOW'S FLIGHT 459

VIII IN WHICH CHRISTINA HOPE DOES POSITIVELY REAPPEAR 481

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Suddenly she flung one arm up and out in such a strange and splendid gesture, of such free and desperate passion, as Herrick had never seen before _Frontispiece_

Not a breath, not a movement, greeted the invaders 10

"Mr. Coroner," she said, "I wish to correct a false impression; may I? 76

"'Great Scott!' I says to myself, 'There's Miss Hope!'" 86

"There are detectives shadowing me," Christina said. "Don't deny it--I know!" 160

Nowhere was there a letter, no significant writing nor any other name 296

"You fool!" she cried. "You miserable, monstrous fool! Thank God, I've done with you!" 420

"Shall I let her come in? Shall I tell at last what you are, through and through--?" 476

BOOK FIRST

THE SHADOW ON THE BLIND