"COME RIGHT UP" _Frontispiece_
"I BOARDED A PJINE RJAFT" _Facing p._ 6
"'MR. NANSEN?' SAID I" 8
"DINED WITH THE CABINET" 12
"'IS THIS GLOOMSTER ABBEY?' I ASKED" 18
HE APPEARED! 20
IN THE WORKSHOP 22
EXAMINING HIMSELF 36
THE IMPERIAL BAND 40
"'WE ARE HAVING OUR PORTRAITS PAINTED'" 42
"'A BEAUTIFUL WORKSHOP,' SAID I" 50
CONSULTING HIS CHINOMETER 54
TRADE-MARK. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT IT 60
IN THE MEREDITH SHOP 66
EDITING "HERRICK" 68
SEEKING ZOLA 76
CONSULTING "LA PATRIE" 78
"'SAVE ME!' SHE CRIED" 80
"I SAT QUIETLY IN THE BOX" 94
"'SEND THE PROPERTY-MAN HERE!' HE CRIED" 98
"'IT WAS ALL ARRANGED BEFOREHAND, MISS'" 102
DRESSED FOR THE PART 110
THE PURSUIT 112
AT HOME 116
INTERCEPTED THE STEAMER 124
ON THE LANYARD DECK 126
"HE WAS ERECTING A GRAND-STAND" 134
IT WAS A SUPERB BUILDING 142
READY FOR THE STORM 146
MELBA, THE DAIRY-MAID 148
ASKED A POLICEMAN 160
THE AUTHOR IN HIS STUDY 162
"ONE MUST BE INTRODUCED" 166
"A RATHER STUNNING BANDERILLO OPENED THE DOOR" 172
IN HIDING 174
"I AM TOO OLD A SPANIARD TO BE CAUGHT LIKE THAT" 178