TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES. ● Italic script is denoted by _underscores_. ● Simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors have been silently corrected. ● Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. ● Variations in hyphenation have been standardised. ALL BUT LOST. ALL BUT LOST. A Novel. BY G. A. HENTY, AUTHOR OF THE “MARCH TO MAGDALA” ETC. ETC. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: TINSLEY BROTHERS, 18, CATHERINE ST., STRAND. 1869. [_The Right of Translation is reserved._] LONDON: BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I.—WHO WILL WIN THEM? 1 II.—THE “LIVELY STUNNERS” 21 III.—A SLAP IN THE FACE 43 IV.—A LIGHT IN THE GLOOM 60 V.—SPRETÆ INJURIA FORMÆ 74 VI.—LOSING THE GLOVES 86 VII.—GATHERING CLOUDS 103 VIII.—THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE “TIMES” 123 IX.—GONE 132 X.—WHAT WAS IT? 145 XI.—STEPHEN WALKER DOES HIS WORST 157 XII.—FOLLOWING IT UP 176 XIII.—A DESPERATE GAME 190 XIV.—A SHOP TO LET 206 XV.—WHAT CAN IT MEAN? 220 XVI.—THE INTERCEPTED LETTER 231 XVII.—WAITING FOR THE ANSWER 250 XVIII.—A CUT DIRECT 263 XIX.—A CHANGE OF PLAN 270 ALL BUT LOST. CHAPTER I. WHO WILL WIN THEM? TEDDY DRAKE'S answer to Frank's letter came by return of post, and Frank at once went up to Prescott's rooms in a state of some excitement to read him its contents. They were as follows:—