Produced by Graeme Mackreth, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: "Then, how did you suppose your sister was going to read it?"] ONCE UPON A TIME BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS ILLUSTRATED CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK 1912 Copyright, 1910, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS CONTENTS A Question of Latitude 1 The Spy 37 The Messengers 73 A Wasted Day 97 A Charmed Life 125 The Amateur 151 The Make-Believe Man 193 Peace Manoeuvres 247 ILLUSTRATIONS "Then, how did you suppose your sister was going to read it?" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Schnitzel was smiling to himself 52 "Schnitzel, you certainly are a magnificent liar" 58 "I think," said Ainsley, "they have lost their way" 90 "Was it you," demanded young Andrews, in a puzzled tone, "or your brother who tried to knife me?" 108 Mr. Thorndike stood irresolute, and then sank back into his chair 116 "Do I look as easy as that, or are you just naturally foolish?" 182 She was easily the prettiest and most striking-looking woman in the room 188 A QUESTION OF LATITUDE