CONTENTS CHAPTER I A Plenipotentiary CHAPTER II The Theatre of War CHAPTER III First Blood CHAPTER IV A Little Knowledge CHAPTER V A Marked Woman CHAPTER VI Out of Action CHAPTER VII Second Fiddle CHAPTER VIII Prayers and Parables CHAPTER IX Sub Judice CHAPTER X The Last Word CHAPTER XI The Lion's Mouth CHAPTER XII A Stern Chase CHAPTER XIII Number Three THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE BY E.W. HORNUNG ILLUSTRATED BY HARVEY T. DUNN 1906 CONTENTS I. The End of Their Life II. The Case for the Crown III. Name and Nature IV. The Man in the Train V. The Man in the Street VI. A Peripatetic Providence VII. A Morning Call VIII. The Dove and the Serpent IX. A Change of Scene X. A Slight Discrepancy XI. Another New Friend XII. Episode of the Invisible Visitor XIII. The Australian Room XIV. Battle Royal XV. A Chance Encounter XVI. A Match for Mrs. Venables XVII. Friends in Need XVIII. "They Which Were Bidden" XIX. Rachel's Champion XX. More Haste XXI. Worse Speed XXII. The Darkest Hour XXIII. Dawn XXIV. One Who Was Not Bidden XXV. A Point to Langholm XXVI. A Cardinal Point XXVII. The Whole Truth XXVIII. In the Matter of a Motive STINGAREE By E. W. Hornung Illustrated By George W. Lambert CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II. The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III. "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV. A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI. The Honor of the Road 144 VII. The Purification of Mulfera 168 VIII. A Duel in the Desert 190 IX. The Villain-Worshipper 215 X. The Moth and the Star 252 ILLUSTRATIONS "My name's Stingaree!" Frontispiece "Any message, young fellow?" 66 Mr. Kentish watched the little operation of "sticking up" without a word 98 The gray sergeant flung his arms round their prisoner 166 Stingaree toppled out of the saddle 198 The mare spun round, bucking as she spun 238 Stingaree knocked in vain 246 THE CAMERA FIEND By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS A CONSCIENTIOUS ASS A BOY ABOUT TOWN HIS PEOPLE A GRIM SAMARITAN THE GLASS EYE AN AWAKENING BLOOD-GUILTY POINTS OF VIEW MR. EUGENE THRUSH SECOND THOUGHTS ON PAROLE HUNTING WITH THE HOUNDS BOY AND GIRL BEFORE THE STORM A LIKELY STORY MALINGERING ON THE TRACK OF THE TRUTH A THIRD CASE THE FOURTH CASE WHAT THE THAMES GAVE UP AFTER THE FAIR THE SECRET OF THE CAMERA