Contents

Preface

The Author

THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUE

Chapter I Irene

Chapter II The period, and the coming of wings

Chapter III The million to one chance

Chapter IV The compact

Chapter V The downtrodden

Chapter VI Miss Lisle tells a long pointless story

Chapter VII "Schedule B"

Chapter VIII Tantroy earns his wage

Chapter IX Secret history

Chapter X The order of St Martin of Tours

Chapter XI Man between two masters

Chapter XII By telescribe

Chapter XIII The effect of the bomb

Chapter XIV The last chance and the counsel of expedience

Chapter XV The great fiasco

Chapter XVI The dark winter

Chapter XVII The incident of the 13th of January

Chapter XVIII The music and the dance

Chapter XIX The "Finis" message

Chapter XX Stobalt of Salaveira

Chapter XXI The bargain of famine

Chapter XXII "Poor England."