THE SINS OF SÉVERAC BABLON
By Sax Rohmer
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD
London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne
First published January 1914.
Popular Edition February 1919.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. To Introduce Mr. Julius Rohscheimer
CHAPTER II. "Thirty Men who were all Alike"
CHAPTER III. Midnight—and the Man
CHAPTER IV. The Head of Cæsar
CHAPTER V. A Mystic Hand
CHAPTER VI. The Shadow of Séverac Bablon
CHAPTER VII. The Ring
CHAPTER VIII. In the Dressing-room
CHAPTER IX. Es-Sindibad of Cadogan Gardens
CHAPTER X. Kimberley
CHAPTER XI. Mr. Sanrack Visits the Hotel Astoria
CHAPTER XII. Love, Lucre and Mr. Alden
CHAPTER XIII. The Listener
CHAPTER XIV. Zoe Dreams
CHAPTER XV. At "The Cedars"
CHAPTER XVI. The Lamp and the Mask
CHAPTER XVII. The Damascus Curtain
CHAPTER XVIII. A White Orchid
CHAPTER XIX. Three Letters
CHAPTER XX. Closed Doors
CHAPTER XXI. A Corner in Millionaires
CHAPTER XXII. The Turkish Yataghan
CHAPTER XXIII. M. Levi
CHAPTER XXIV. "V-e-n-g-e-n-c-e"
CHAPTER XXV. An Official Call
CHAPTER XXVI. Grimsdyke
CHAPTER XXVII. Yellow Cigarettes
CHAPTER XXVIII. At the Palace—and Later
CHAPTER I
TO INTRODUCE MR. JULIUS ROHSCHEIMER
"There's half a score of your ancestral halls," said Julius Rohscheimer,"that I could sell up to-morrow morning!"
Of the quartet that heard his words no two members seemed quitesimilarly impressed.
The pale face of Adeler, the great financier's confidential secretary,expressed no emotion whatever. Sir Richard Haredale flashed contemptfrom his grey