Transcribed from the 1919 Harper and Brothers edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org [Picture: The Stranger drew forth a bundle of business cards] THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE-BOAT _BEING SOME FURTHER_ _ACCOUNT OF THE DOINGS_ _OF THE ASSOCIATED SHADES_, _UNDER THE LEADERSHIP_ _OF SHERLOCK HOLMES ESQ._ BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS AUTHOR OF “A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED [Picture: Decorative graphic] LONDON AND NEW YORK HARPER AND BROTHERS 45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 1919 * * * * * FOURTEENTH IMPRESSION * * * * * CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. The Associated Shades take Action 1 II. The Stranger Unravels a Mystery and Reveals 19 Himself III. The Search-Party is Organized 42 IV. On Board the House-Boat 58 V. A Conference on Deck 73 VI. A Conference Below-Stairs 89 VII. The “Gehenna” is Chartered 105 VIII. On Board the “Gehenna” 121 IX. Captain Kidd Meets with an Obstacle 139 X. A Warning Accepted 157 XI. Marooned 172 XII. The Escape and the End 189 ILLUSTRATIONS