XVII THE TWO WEIRD SISTERS
XVIII THE MORNING NEWS
XIX THE CRY FROM THE STAIRS
XX EXPLANATION
XXI THE CIPHER
XXII MERCY
XXIII THE WIFE'S TALE
XXIV THE SINS OF THE FATHERS
XXV THE FINGER ON THE WALL
XXVI "BITTER AS THE GRAVE"
XXVII A CHILD'S PLAYTHINGS
XXVIII RESTITUTION




CHAPTER I

A SPY'S DUTY


I am not without self-control, yet when Miss Davies entered the
room with that air of importance she invariably assumes when she
has an unusually fine position to offer, I could not hide all
traces of my anxiety.

I needed a position, needed it badly, while the others--

But her eyes are on our faces, she is scanning us all with that
close and calculating gaze which lets nothing escape. She has