*DIALSTONE LANE* _By_ W. W. JACOBS 1911 ———— CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII ———— ILLUSTRATIONS “Prudence.” “Old-fashioned Matrons Clustered Round to Watch Him Cleaning the Doorstep.” “He Took Mr. Chalk in a Firm Grasp and Lowered Him.” “Sometimes the Captain Took Him to Palm-studded Islands In The Southern Seas.” “‘How Could You Have Found Them Again?’ Inquired Mr. Chalk, With the Air of One Propounding a Poser.” “A Small Boy Treading the Same Road.” “He Ransacked an Old Lumber-room.” “Selina Vickers.” “He Pops in and out of My Office Like a Figure on A Cuckoo-clock.” “The Others Drew Near and Inspected It.” “All She Says is She’s Not Afraid of You, Nor Six Like You.” “He Waylaid Him on Several Occasions to Inquire Into The Progress he Was Making.” “‘Done With It?’ Repeated the Girl, in a Startled Voice.” “Mr. Chalk Entered, Leading Mr. Stobell.” “He Moved It out Bodily and Looked Behind And Beneath It.” “She Stood Face to Face With the Stern Realities Of Life.” “He Made out a Girl’s Head Surmounted by A Large Hat.” “He Passed his Cup up for More Coffee.” “‘This is a New Client of Mine,’ Said Tredgold.” “Mr. Tredgold Prepared to Draw up the Required Agreement.” “‘Fine Day, Gentlemen,’ Said the Stranger, As he Raised His Glass.” “His Three Patrons, With a Hopeless Attempt to Appear Unconcerned, Were Coming Down the Road.” “Captain Brisket Waving Farewells from the Quay As They Embarked.” “Mr. Vickers Had Been for a Stroll With Mr. William Russell.” “‘Why, You Must Have Been Stinting Me for Years,’ Continued Mr. Vickers.” “They Were Anxious for Particulars.” “Mr. Vickers Rose and Stood Regarding the Ignoble Creature With Profound Contempt.” “He Became Intent on a Derelict Punt.” “Aided by Mr. Tredgold and a Peal of Thunder, She Managed To Clamber Over.” “She Threw Herself Thoughtlessly Into That Famous Old Chippendale Chair.” “Instructed Their Retainers to Make Untruthful Statements As to Their Whereabouts.” “You Said to My Husband: ‘the Fair Emily is Yours.’” “The Captain Walked Home Deep in Thought.” “Mrs. Stobell.” “‘It Wouldn’t Be Nice to Be Buried at Sea,’ Remarked Mr. Chalk.” “He Pointed to a Thin, Dismal-looking Man.” “There’s More in This Than Meets the Eye.”