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A Lost Leader

By E. Phillips Oppenheim

Author of "A Maker of History," "Mysterious Mr. Sabin," "The MasterMummer," "Anna the Adventuress," Etc.

Illustrated by Fred Pegram

Boston
Little, Brown & Company
1907

CONTENTS

BOOK I

CHAPTER I--Reconstruction
CHAPTER II--The Woman with an Alias
CHAPTER III--Wanted—A Politician
CHAPTER IV--The Duchess Asks a Question
CHAPTER V--The Hesitation of Mr. Mannering
CHAPTER VI--Sacrifice
CHAPTER VII--The Duchess's "At Home"
CHAPTER VIII--The Mannering Mystery
CHAPTER IX--The Pumping of Mrs. Phillimore
CHAPTER X--The Man with a Motive
CHAPTER XI--Mannering's Alternative

BOOK II

CHAPTER I--Borrowdean makes a Bargain
CHAPTER II--"Cherchez la Femme"
CHAPTER III--One of the "Sufferers"
CHAPTER IV--Debts of Honour
CHAPTER V--Love versus Politics
CHAPTER VI--The Conscience of a Statesman
CHAPTER VII--A Blow for Borrowdean
CHAPTER VIII--A Page from the Past
CHAPTER IX--The Faltering of Mannering
CHAPTER X--The End of a Dream
CHAPTER XI--Borrowdean shows his "Hand"
CHAPTER XII--Sir Leslie Borrowdean incurs a Heavy Debt
CHAPTER XIII--The Woman and—the Other Woman

BOOK III

CHAPTER I--Matrimony and an Awkward Meeting
CHAPTER II--The Snub for Borrowdean
CHAPTER III--...