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_First Impression, January, 1906
Second Impression, February, 1906
Third Impression, February, 1906
Fourth Impression, March, 1908_

Colonial Press
_C.H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, U.S.A._





FOREWORD


_I desire to state that the initial
fact upon which I have founded
this story is within my own experience.
I travelled from Calais to
Basle by the Engadine Express in
the latter end of July, 1902, when
my wife and myself were the only
passengers. The rest is pure fiction._

A.G.