CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. WHO WILL WIN THEM?

CHAPTER II. THE "LIVELY STUNNERS."

CHAPTER III. A SLAP IN THE FACE.

CHAPTER IV. A LIGHT IN THE GLOOM.

CHAPTER V. SPRETAE INJURIA FORMAE.

CHAPTER VI. LOSING THE GLOVES.

CHAPTER VII. GATHERING CLOUDS.

CHAPTER VIII. THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE "TIMES."

CHAPTER IX. GONE.

CHAPTER X. WHO WAS IT?

CHAPTER XI. STEPHEN WALKER DOES HIS WORST.

CHAPTER XII. FOLLOWING IT UP.

CHAPTER XIII. A DESPERATE GAME.

CHAPTER XIV. A SHOP TO LET.

CHAPTER XV. WHAT CAN IT MEAN?

CHAPTER XVI. THE INTERCEPTED LETTER.

CHAPTER XVII. WAITING FOR THE ANSWER.

CHAPTER XVIII. A CUT DIRECT.

CHAPTER XIX. A CHANGE OF PLAN.

Cover Note:
The cover image has been created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

Transcriber's Notes.

• Simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors have been silently corrected.
• Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
• Variations in hyphenation have been standardised.