THE GREEN EYES OF BÂST BY SAX ROHMER AUTHOR OF "_The Golden Scorpion_," "_Dope_," "_The Hand of Fu-Manchu_," "_The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu_," "_The Return of Fu-Manchu_," "_Tales of Secret Egypt_," "_The Yellow Claw_," "_The Quest of the Sacred Slipper_," _etc._ A.L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by arrangement with Robert M. McBride & Co. Copyright, 1920, by ROBERT M. MCBRIDE & Co. * * * * * _Printed in the United States of America_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. I SEE THE EYES 1 II. THE SIGN OF THE CAT 12 III. THE GREEN IMAGE 22 IV. ISOBEL 32 V. THE INTERRUPTED SUPPER 41 VI. THE VOICE 52 VII. THE CAT OF BUBASTIS 63 VIII. MY VISITOR 73 IX. THE VELVET CURTAIN 84 X. "HANGING EVIDENCE" 95 XI. THE SCARRED MAN 105 XII. I DREAM OF GREEN EYES 117 XIII. DR. DAMAR GREEFE 125 XIV. THE BLACK DOCTOR 135 XV. I RECEIVE VISITORS 147 XVI. THE GOLDEN CAT 158 XVII. THE NUBIAN MUTE 169 XVIII. THE SECRET OF FRIAR'S PARK 177 XIX. THE MAN ON THE TOWER 187 XX. GATTON'S STORY 198 XXI. IN LONDON AGAIN 212 XXII. THE GRAY MIST 225 XXIII. THE INEVITABLE 240 XXIV. A CONFERENCE--INTERRUPTED 251 XXV. STATEMENT OF DAMAR GREEFE, M.D. 263 XXVI. STATEMENT OF DR. DAMAR GREEFE (CONTINUED) 273 XXVII. STATEMENT OF DR. DAMAR GREEFE (CONCLUDED) 285 XXVIII. THE CLAWS OF THE CAT 300 XXIX. AN AFTERWORD 309 THE GREEN EYES OF BÂST CHAPTER I I SEE THE EYES "Good evening, sir. A bit gusty?" "Very much so, sergeant," I replied. "I think I will step into your hut for a moment and light my pipe if I may." "Certainly, sir. Matches are too scarce nowadays to take risks with 'em. But it looks as if the storm had blown over." "I'm not sorry," said I, entering the little hut like a sentry-box which stands at the entrance to this old village high street for accommodation of the officer on point duty at that spot. "I have a longish walk before me."