character in the book seems possible of accusation. It is just the sort of plot in which Hume is at his best. It is a complex tangle, full of splendid climaxes. Few authors have a charm equal to that of Mr. Hume's mystery tales." 12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25 G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK "HE SAW THE FIGURE OF A WOMAN LYING FACE DOWNWARD ON THE SNOW."—Page 45. A COIN OF EDWARD VII. A DETECTIVE STORY BY FERGUS HUME AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB"; "THE PAGAN'S CUP"; "CLAUDE DUVAL OF 95"; "THE RAINBOW FEATHER," ETC. G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK Copyright, 1903, by Copyright, 1903, by G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY CONTENTS The Christmas Tree An Anonymous Letter