"There flashed across her face a quiver, as though of pain."
(Page 52)

[Frontispiece

The Avenger


By
E. Phillips Oppenheim

Author of "The Matter Mummer," "A Maker of Hiitory,"
"The Malefactor," "The Lost Leader,"
"The Great Secret," Etc.


Illustrated by
ALEC BALL


Boston
Little, Brown, and Company
1908

Copyright, 1907, 1908,
By Little, Brown, and Company.


All rights reserved


Published May, 1908

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
PAGE
 
I.
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1
II.
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9
III.
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15
IV.
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24
V.
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28
VI.
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36
VII.
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42
VIII.
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50
IX.
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57
X.
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64
XI.
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71
XII.
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79
XIII.
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86
XIV.
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92
XV.
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100
XVI.
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108
XVII.
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117
XVIII.
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124
XIX.
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129
XX.
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136
XXI.
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143
XXII.
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150
XXIII.
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157
XXIV.
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163
XXV.
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171
XXVI.
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179
XXVII.
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186
XXVIII.
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193
XXIX.
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199
XXX.
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206
XXXI.
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213
XXXII.
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220
XXXIII.
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227
XXXIV.
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234
XXXV.
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242
XXXVI.
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249
XXXVII.
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256
XXXVIII.
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265
XXXIX.
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271
XL.
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278
XLI.
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284
XLII.
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293

ILLUSTRATIONS

"There flashed across her face a quiver, as though of pain"
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Frontispiece

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"At the sight of the two men, the Baroness stopped short"
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92
"He was there on his knees, with his arms around the terrified woman"
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212
"'To the nearest police station! That's where I'm off.'"
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289


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