And dear old Jack Marlowe, still our firm and devoted friend, is as full of good-humoured philosophy as ever, and frequently our visitor. He still leads his careless existence, and is often to be seen idling in the window of White's, smoking and watching the passers-by in St. James's Street. You who read the newspapers probably know how Arnold Du Cane, alias Pennington, alias Winton, was recently sentenced at the Old Bailey to fifteen years, and the two young Frenchmen, Terassier and Brault, to seven years each, for complicity in the robbery on the Scotch express. And probably you also read the account of how two mysterious Englishmen named Reckitt and Forbes, who had been arrested in Paris, had, somehow, prior to their extradition to England, managed to obtain possession of blades of safety-razors, and with them had both committed suicide. In consequence of this there was no trial of the perpetrators of those brutal crimes in Porchester Terrace. The whole affair was but a nine days' horror, and as the authorities saw that no good could accrue from alarming the public by further publicity or inquiry, it was quickly "Hushed up." THE END _Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, London and Bungay._ "THE MASTER OF MYSTERY" WILLIAM LE QUEUX'S NOVELS Opinions in 1911 "Mr. William Le Queux retains his position as 'The Master of Mystery.' ... He is far too skilful to allow pause for thought: he whirls his readers from incident to incident, holding their attention from the first page to the close of the book."--_Pall Mall Gazette._ "Mr. Le Queux is the master of mystery. He never fails to produce the correct illusion. He always leaves us panting for more--a brilliant feat."--_Daily Graphic._ "Mr. Le Queux is still 'The Master of Mystery.'"--_Madame._ "Mr. Le Queux is a most experienced hand in writing sensational fiction. He never loses the grip of his readers."--_Publishers' Circular._ "Mr. Le Queux always grips his reader, and holds him to the last page."--_Bristol Times and Mirror._ "Mr. Le Queux's books once begun must be read to the end."--_Evening News._ "There is no better companion on a railway journey than Mr. William Le Queux."--_Daily Mail._ "Mr. Le Queux knows his business, and carries it on vigorously and prosperously. His stories are always fantastic and thrilling."--_Daily Telegraph._ "Mr. Le Queux is an adept at the semi-detective story. His work is always excellent."--_Review of Reviews._ "Mr. Le Queux is always so refreshing in his stories of adventure that one knows on taking up a new book of his that one will be amused."--_Birmingham Post._ "Mr. Le Queux's books are delightfully convincing."--_Scotsman._ "Mr. Le Queux's books are always exciting and absorbing. His mysteries are enthralling and his skill is world-famous."--_Liverpool Daily Post._ "Mr. Le Queux has brought the art of the sensational novel to high perfection."--_Northern Whig._