Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=ERQNAAAAYAAJ (Harvard University) 2. The few instances of illegible words, indicated by [*], do not influence the flow of the story. These lacunae appear as a portion of pages 218 and 219 (8 words each). The Disappearing Eye BY FERGUS HUME AUTHOR OF "THE SOLITARY FARM," "THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," "THE SACRED HERB," "THE SEALED MESSAGE," "THE GREEN MUMMY," "THE OPAL SERPENT," "THE RED WINDOW," "THE YELLOW HOLLY," ETC. G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK