CHAPTER I. THE SEQUEL TO THE BALL, 1

" II. AT THE HÔTEL MAGNIFIQUE, 31

" III. THE MISSION OF THE RUBY, 54

A TRAGEDY IN OUTLINE, 99

A MALAPROPOS PARENT, 102

HOW THEY STOPPED THE "RUN," 115

A LITTLE JOKE, 126

A GUARDIAN OF MORALITY, 139

NOT A BAD DEAL, 154

MIDDLETON'S MODEL, 169

MY ASTRAL BODY, 185

THE NEBRASKA LOADSTONE, 204

A SUCCESSFUL REHEARSAL, 216

SPORT ROYAL.

_An Extract from the Journals of Julius Jason, Esquire._