Produced by D. Alexander, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) JACK O' JUDGMENT BY EDGAR WALLACE WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON AND MELBOURNE _Made and Printed in Great Britain by_ WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, LONDON. JACK O' JUDGMENT POPULAR NOVELS BY EDGAR WALLACE PUBLISHED BY WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED. _In Various Editions_ SANDERS OF THE RIVER BONES BOSAMBO OF THE RIVER BONES IN LONDON THE KEEPERS OF THE KING'S PEACE THE COUNCIL OF JUSTICE THE DUKE IN THE SUBURBS THE PEOPLE OF THE RIVER DOWN UNDER DONOVAN PRIVATE SELBY THE ADMIRABLE CARFEW THE MAN WHO BOUGHT LONDON THE JUST MEN OF CORDOVA THE SECRET HOUSE KATE, PLUS TEN LIEUTENANT BONES THE ADVENTURES OF HEINE JACK O' JUDGMENT THE DAFFODIL MYSTERY THE NINE BEARS THE BOOK OF ALL POWER MR. JUSTICE MAXELL THE BOOKS OF BART THE DARK EYES OF LONDON CHICK SANDI, THE KING-MAKER THE THREE OAK MYSTERY THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE FROG BLUE HAND GREY TIMOTHY A DEBT DISCHARGED THOSE FOLK OF BULBORO' THE MAN WHO WAS NOBODY THE GREEN RUST THE FOURTH PLAGUE THE RIVER OF STARS CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I.--THE KNAVE OF CLUBS 7 II.--JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD 14 III.--THE DECOY 24 IV.--THE MISSING HANSON 28 V.--IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT 35 VI.--STAFFORD KING RESIGNS 42 VII.--THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS 48 VIII.--THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR 54 IX.--THE COLONEL EMPLOYS A DETECTIVE 61 X.--THE GREEK PHILLOPOLIS 67 XI.--THE COLONEL AT SCOTLAND YARD 71 XII.--BUYING A NURSING HOME 80 XIII.--THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING 84 XIV.--THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE 88 XV.--THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY 92 XVI.--IN THE TURKISH BATHS 96 XVII.--SOLOMON COMES BACK 100 XVIII.--THE JUDGMENT OF DEATH 106 XIX.--THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED 111 XX.--"SWELL" CREWE BACKS OUT 119 XXI.--THE BRIDE OF DEATH 123 XXII.--MAISIE TELLS HER STORY 126 XXIII.--THE GANG FUND 134 XXIV.--PINTO GOES NORTH 141 XXV.--A PATRON OF CHARITY 150 XXVI.--THE SOLDIER WHO FOLLOWED 157 XXVII.--THE CAPTURE OF "JACK" 162 XXVIII.--THE PASSING OF PHILLOPOLIS 169 XXIX.--THE VOICE IN THE ROOM 178 XXX.--DIAMONDS FOR THE BANK 186 XXXI.--THE VOICE AGAIN 194