Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) The Missioner BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRED PEGRAM A. L. BURT COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK _Copyright, 1907,_ BY THE PEARSON PUBLISHING COMPANY. _Copyright, 1907,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved._ Published January, 1909. Fourth Printing [ Illustration: "DO YOU MIND EXPLAINING YOURSELF?" SHE ASKED. [Page 23.] FRONTISPIECE.] CONTENTS BOOK I CHAPTER PAGE I MISTRESS AND AGENT 1 II THE HUNTER AND HIS QUARRY 13 III FIRST BLOOD 22 IV BEATING HER WINGS 32 V EVICTED 41 VI CRICKET AND PHILOSOPHY 52 VII AN UNDERNOTE OF MUSIC 61 VIII ROSES 70 IX SUMMER LIGHTNING 78 X THE STILL FIGURE IN THE CHAIR 85 XI THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS 93 XII RETREAT 100 XIII A CREATURE OF IMPULSE 105 XIV SEARCHING THE PAPERS 114 XV ON THE SPREE 121 XVI THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON 129 XVII THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY 138 XVIII LETTY'S DILEMMA 147 XIX A REPORT FROM PARIS 155 XX LIKE A TRAPPED ANIMAL 162 BOOK II CHAPTER PAGE