The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. U.S.A.




[Illustration: A young girl sitting on a low stool by the window mending
a rent in her skirt.]




CONTENTS


PART I.--A WOMAN OF MYSTERY

CHAPTER

I. A Bride of Five Hours

II. The Lady in Number Three

III. "He Knows the Word"

IV. Mr. Ransom Waits

V. In Corridor and in Room

VI. The Lawyer