_The New Terror_ [Illustration: “My cry was torn from me by the vision of Cordélia’s form ... rising between us at the moment when our fingers were pressing the triggers....”] _The New Terror_ _By_ GASTON LEROUX AUTHOR OF “THE PHANTOM CLUE,” “WOLVES OF THE SEA,” “MISSING MEN,” ETC. _FRONTISPIECE BY GEORGE W. GAGE_ NEW YORK _THE MACAULAY COMPANY_ Published in England under the title THE BURGLED HEART _Copyright, 1926, by The Macaulay Company_ _Printed in the United States of America_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I +My Betrothal to Cordélia+ 9 II +The Portrait+ 12 III +Vascoeuil and Hennequeville+ 20 IV +The Wedding+ 29 V +An Unexpected Present+ 39 VI +Patrick+ 47 VII +After the Wedding+ 72 VIII +Dr. Thurel+ 77 IX +I Discover a Change in Cordélia+ 92 X +The Second Night+ 98 XI +The Golden Chamber+ 111 XII +The Thief+ 120 XIII +Happiness Consists in Realities not in Dreams+ 128 XIV +Happy Days+ 138 XV +In Which My Anxiety About Cordélia’s Polygon is Revived+ 141 XVI +The Appointment+ 146 XVII +The Duel+ 164 XVIII +And Now+ ... 178 XIX +The Last Visit+— 185 +A Terrible Tale+ 189 +The Gold Axe+ 229 THE NEW TERROR CHAPTER I MY BETROTHAL TO CORDÉLIA