A RUDE DRAWN DIAGRAM, LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COURT ROOM, FELL INTO VIEW. Page 146 THE STEP ON THE STAIR BY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN BY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN AUTHOR OF “THE LEAVENWORTH CASE,” “THE FILIGREE BALL,” “THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW,” ETC. NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1923 NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1923 Copyright 1923 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc. Copyright 1923 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc. PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY The Quinn & Boden Company BOOK MANUFACTURERS RAHWAY NEW JERSEY CONTENTS Page Book I The Three Edgars Book II