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THE COWARD
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Girl and the Miracle
In the Service of Love
A Duel
The Marquis Of Putney
The Twickenham Peerage
A Metamorphosis
Both Sides of the Veil
Marvels and Mysteries
The Seen and the Unseen
The Goddess: A Demon
The Joss: A Reversion
The Romance of a Maid of Honour
The Beetle: A Mystery
A Woman Perfected
THE COWARD
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
BY
RICHARD MARSH
METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
First Published in 1908
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | |
| I. | DOROTHY SETS OFF WITH HER GUARDIAN. |
| II. | THE CURTAIN. |
| III. | THE COWARD. |
| IV. | THE MAN IN THE CHAIR. |
| V. | DOROTHY IS LEFT ALONE WITH HER GUARDIAN FOR THE NIGHT. |
| VI. | HOW DOROTHY MADE HER EXIT. |
| VII. | THE CARAVAN. |
| VIII. | MR FRAZER GOES SHOPPING. |
| IX. | WHAT THE GIRL TOLD THE MAN. |
| X. | WHAT THE CARAVAN LEFT BEHIND. |
| XI. | DANGER AHEAD. |
| XII. | HEADLINES. |
| XIII. | THE VERNONS--PARTICULARLY FRANCES. |
| XIV. | STRATHMOIRA. |
| XV. | DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER. |
| XVI. | THE SPREADING OF THE NEWS. |
| XVII. | A FRIEND'S ADVICE. |
| XVIII. | THE MAN WHO DID IT. |
| XIX. | AN INTERLUDE. |
| XX. | THE HOUSEBOAT. |
| XXI. | WHY HE KILLED HIM. |
| XXII. | THE TELEGRAM. |
| XXIII. | THE SURGEON AND THE LAWYER. |
| XXIV. | TIDINGS. |
THE COWARD BEHIND
THE CURTAIN
CHAPTER I
DOROTHY SETS OFF WITH HER GUARDIAN
The girls were in the convent garden, when word came that Dorothy Gilbert was wanted. Dorothy was walking with Frances Vernon. Ever since she could remember her world had been that garden, with its shaded walks and its high walls; never before had a visitor come to her. The moment she was told that someone desired her presence she turned to Frances, exclaiming:
"It is he!"
With characteristic impetuosity Frances threw her arms about her, remarking as she did so:
"Just as we were speaking of him!"