“I first got my idea of playing Four Square Jane from hearing a servant we once employed--a Jane Briglow--discussing the heroic adventures of some fictional personage in whom she was interested. But it was a mistake to call me ‘Jane.’ The ‘J’ stands for Joyce. When you have time for a holiday, won’t you come over and see us? We should love to entertain you.” There was a P.S. to the letter which brought a wry smile to the detective’s face. “P.S. Perhaps you had better bring your own cigarettes.” [The End] TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES Minor spelling inconsistencies (_e.g._ childlike/child-like, dinner-party/dinner party, Ritz-Carlton/Ritz Carlton, etc.) have been preserved. Alterations to the text: Add ToC. Punctuation fixes: some missing periods and commas, and adjust some quotation mark pairings/nestings. [Chapter I] Change “She left the room as _noislessly_ as she had entered” to _noiselessly_. [Chapter II] “applause for the genius and _presience_ of the little man” to _prescience_. [Chapter III] “Mr. _Tressler_ took his loss very calmly until the newspapers” to _Tresser_. [Chapter V] “she sticks to it; and maybe _its_ something else” to _it’s_. “But I’m afraid _its_ no use. This poor fellow has been shot” to _it’s_. [Chapter VII] (“Is that so?” he said _increduously_.) to _incredulously_. [Chapter VIII] “he unbolted the door, _unbottoned_ the coat, and took out” to _unbuttoned_. [Chapter IX] “_Its_ full of secret drawers, and I remember Miss Joyce saying” to _It’s_. [End of text]