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THE GOLDEN MASKS
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. FACES OF DOOM
? CHAPTER II. BEFORE THE LAW
? CHAPTER III. THE LAW'S BLUNDER
? CHAPTER IV. MASKED MEN MEET
? CHAPTER V. THE DESERTER
? CHAPTER VI. WHERE THE LAW HALTED
? CHAPTER VII. THE FUGITIVE'S STORY
? CHAPTER VIII. THE SHADOW'S ROUTE
? CHAPTER IX. WHERE BULLETS FAILED
? CHAPTER X. THE SLEEP OF SILENCE
? CHAPTER XI. THE SHADOW'S RUSE
? CHAPTER XII. THE AGENTS MOVE
? CHAPTER XIII. THE NEXT MORNING
? CHAPTER XIV. CHANCE SERVES THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER XV. WORD FROM WITHIN
? CHAPTER XVI. FROM THE DARK
? CHAPTER XVII. THE COMING VICTIM
? CHAPTER XVIII. THE ASHANTI MASK
? CHAPTER XIX. THE DOUBLE TRAIL
? CHAPTER XX. THE MASKS REPORT
? CHAPTER XXI. MASKED BATTLE
? CHAPTER XXII. THE SWIFT TRAIL
? CHAPTER XXIII. THE LAST TRAP

CHAPTER I. FACES OF DOOM
THE outer office of the Oceanic Steamship Co. was deserted. The lights were out, but a big clock on the
wall was visible. It showed the time as half past seven. The glow that revealed the clock dial came from
the frosted panel of an inner office that bore the lettered statement:

JAMES LENGERTON

President

Within that private office, a tall, stoop-shouldered man was pacing the room in front of a large desk. This
man was James Lengerton; his face, though firm, was haggard. At times, the steamship company
president paused to thrust long, nervous fingers through his hair.

There was a click at the glass-paneled door. The barrier opened inward. Lengerton swung hastily; his
face showed mingled expressions of suspicion and relief as his eyes recognized the man who had entered.
The newcomer was a middle-aged man; square-built and of medium height. His face though passive, was
as strained as Lengerton's.

“What brings you here, Froy?” questioned Lengerton.