E-text prepared by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR BY FLORENCE FINCH KELLY Author of “With Hoops of Steel,” etc. WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORBY MAYNARD DIXON CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1909 COPYRIGHT A. C. McClurg & Co. 1909 McClurg & Co. Published March 6, 1909 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A. “He smiled down at her glowing young face, and his eyes shone with admiration” [Page 26] He smiled down at her glowing young face, and his eyes shone with admiration CONTENTS Chapter Page Vengeance Avowed The Evil that Men do