Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation matches the original document. A number of obvious typographical errors have been corrected in this text. For a complete list, please see the bottom of this document. A Table of Contents has been added for the convenience of the reader. SHE STARTED TOWARD THE DOOR IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS AUTHOR OF "THE MAIDS OF PARADISE" "THE MAID-AT-ARMS" "CARDIGAN" "THE CONSPIRATORS" ETC. NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS 1904