CONTENTS
CHAPTERI “Events, Events”II The Claibornes, of WashingtonIII Dark TidingsIV John Armitage a PrisonerV A Lost Cigarette CaseVI Toward the Western StarsVII On the Dark DeckVIII “The King Is Dead; Long Live the King”IX “This Is America, Mr. Armitage”X John Armitage Is ShadowedXI The Toss of a NapkinXII A Camp in the MountainsXIII The Lady of the PergolaXIV An Enforced InterviewXV Shirley Learns a SecretXVI Narrow MarginsXVII A Gentleman in HidingXVIII An Exchange of MessagesXIX Captain Claiborne on DutyXX The First Ride TogetherXXI The Comedy of a SheepfoldXXII The Prisoner at the BungalowXXIII The Verge of MorningXXIV The Attack in the RoadXXV The Port of Missing MenXXVI “Who Are You, John Armitage?”XXVII Decent BurialXXVIII John Armitage