CHAPTER I

. HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE

II. WHY THE SAFE WAS OPENED

III. THE HOUSE "OVER THE WATER"

IV. IN WHICH THE MYSTERY INCREASES

V. CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES

VI. THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUDS

VII. CONTAINS A SURPRISE

VIII. LIFE'S COUNTER-CLAIM

IX. STRANGE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE

X. I SHOW MY HAND

XI. THE CASTLE OF THE TERROR

XII. "THE STRANGLER"

XIII. A DOUBLE GAME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

XIV. HER HIGHNESS IS INQUISITIVE

XV. JUST OFF THE STRAND

XVI. MARKED MEN

XVII. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE "LOLA"

XVIII. CONTAINS ELMA'S STORY

CONCLUSION

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