Publishing Company, for permission to use in this novel several
incidents in the life of Dan Merrithew which originally appeared in
"Pearson's Magazine."_




TO

LARRY




CONTENTS

CHAPTER
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I. THE GIRL ON THE "VEILED LADYE"
II. DAN'S SEARCH FOR THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
III. A FIGHT IN THE DARK
IV. DAN STAKES HIS LIFE, AND WINS
V. THE LOSS OF THE "FLEDGLING"
VI. THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR
VII. DAN IS COMMANDED TO A PARTY
VIII. WITS VERSUS MACHINE GUNS
IX. AN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
X. THE WRAITH IN THE MOONLIGHT
XI. THE BURNING OF THE "TAMPICO"
XII. ALONE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE