XXXVI. THE MURDERED MAN'S EFFECTS

XXXVII. THE WIDOW'S ULTIMATUM

XXXVIII. INEFFECTUAL WOOING

XXXIX. THE COLONEL'S MISSION

XL. BLACKMAIL

XLI. THE COLONEL SPEAKS

XLII. LOVE REMAINS




ILLUSTRATIONS


"THERE PLASHED ACROSS HER FACE A QUIVER, AS THOUGH OF PAIN"

"AT THE SIGHT OF THE TWO MEN, THE BARONESS STOPPED SHORT"

"HE WAS THERE ON HIS KNEES, WITH HIS ARMS AROUND THE TERRIFIED WOMAN"

"'TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION! THAT'S WHERE I'M OFF.'"