That

Affair Next Door

By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN

Author of "The House Of The Whispering Pines," "Initials Only," "Dark Hollow," Etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS

114-120 East Twenty-third Street New York

PUBLISHED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS

Copyright, 1897

BY

ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London

The Knickerbocker Press, New York

Transcriber's note: Minor typos have been corrected and footnotes moved to end of chapter.

CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

MISS BUTTERWORTH'S WINDOW.

PAGE

I.—A Discovery 1

II.—Questions 14

III.—Amelia Discovers Herself 23

IV.—Silas Van Burnam 36

V.—This Is No One I Know 41

VI.—New Facts 51

VII.—Mr. Gryce Discovers Miss Amelia 55

VIII.—The Misses Van Burnam68

IX.—Developments 77

X.—Important Evidence 88

XI.—The Order Clerk 98

XII.—The Keys 114

XIII.—Howard Van Burnam 126

XIV.—A Serious Admission141

XV.—A Reluctant Witness 155


BOOK II.

THE WINDINGS OF A LABYRINTH.

XVI.—Cogitations163

XVII.—Butterworth Versus Gryce170

XVIII.—The Little Pincushion 176

XIX.—A Decided Step Forward 187

XX.—Miss Butterworth's Theory 201

XXI.—A Shrewd Conjecture 208

XXII.—A Blank Card 217

XXIII.—Ruth Oliver229

XXIV.—A House of Cards 244

XXV.—"The Rings! Where Are the Rings?" 255

XXVI.—A Tilt with Mr. Gryce 260

XXVII.—Found 266

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