A Rogue by Compulsion

The Project Gutenberg eBook, A Rogue by Compulsion, by Victor BridgesThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Rogue by CompulsionAuthor: Victor BridgesRelease Date: December 21, 2003 [eBook #10511] Most recently updated: September 9, 2008Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A ROGUE BY COMPULSION***E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online DistributedProofreading TeamA ROGUE BY COMPULSIONAn Affair of the Secret ServiceBy VICTOR BRIDGESWith Frontispiece By JOHN H. CASSEL1915[Illustration: "A CURTAIN AT THE END OF THE ROOM WAS DRAWN SLOWLYASIDE, AND THERE, STANDING IN THE GAP, I SAW THE SLIM FIGURE OF AGIRL."Chapter X.Drawn by John H. Cassel.]TOTHAT BEST OF FRIENDSHUGHES MASSIECONTENTSCHAPTERI. A BOLT FOR FREEDOMII. A BICYCLE AND SOME OVERALLSIII. A DUBIOUS REFUGEIV. ECHOES OF A FAMOUS CASEV. AN OFFER WITHOUT AN ALTERNATIVEVI. THE FACE OF A STRANGERVII. A KISS AND A CONFESSIONVIII. RT. HON. SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C.IX. THE MAN WITH THE SCARX. MADEMOISELLE VIVIEN, PALMISTXI. BRIDGING THREE YEARS OF SEPARATIONXII. A SCRIBBLED WARNINGXIII. REGARDING MR. BRUCE LATIMERXIV. A SUMMONS FROM DR. McMURTRIEXV. A HUMAN "CATCH"XVI. CONFRONTING THE INTRUDERXVII. ...