Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: http://www.archive.org/details/turnstile00masogoog 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. THE TURNSTILE BOOKS BY A. E. W. MASON Published By CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS The Broken Road. $1.50 At the Villa Rose. Illustrated. $1.50 The Turnstile. _net_ $1.30 THE TURNSTILE BY A. E. W. MASON AUTHOR OF "FOUR FEATHERS," "RUNNING WATER," "THE BROKEN ROAD," ETC. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK :: :: :: 1912 Copyright, 1911, 1912, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS * * * Published June, 1912 CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The Swinging of a Chandelier. II. Of an Earthquake and James Challoner. III. Challoner's Pilgrimage. IV. Cynthia's Birthday. V. The Reaper. VI. A Visitor at the Estancia. VII. Both Sides of the Door. VIII. The Flight. IX. Robert Daventry Explains. X. Mr. Benoliel. XI. A Man on the Make. XII. Lungatine. XIII. The Night Before the Poll. XIV. Colonel Challoner's Memory. XV. The Mayor and the Man. XVI. Words Over the Telephone. XVII. A Refusal. XVIII. A Maiden Speech. XIX. And a Proposal. XX. At Culver. XXI. Mr. Benoliel's Warning. XXII. And an Instance to Enforce It. XXIII. Cynthia on the House. XXIV. The Man Who Had Walked in the Road. XXV. Colonel Challoner's Revolt. XXVI. The Picture at Bramling. XXVII. Devenish Replies. XXVIII. Wireless. XXIX. In the Ladies' Gallery. XXX. The Letter. XXXI. M. Poizat Again. XXXII. The Call. XXXIII. A Letter from Abroad. XXXIV. The Convict at the Oar. XXXV. A Little Bit Extra. XXXVI. The Telegram. XXXVII. The Last. THE TURNSTILE THE TURNSTILE CHAPTER I THE SWINGING OF A CHANDELIER