THE GATE MARKED "PRIVATE"

BY

ETHEL M. DELL

AUTHOR OF THE LAMP IN THE DESERT, THE BLACK KNIGHT, GREATHEART, ETC.

GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

THE GATE MARKED "PRIVATE"

Copyright, 1928 by Ethel Mary Savage

The Way of an Eagle Charles Rex The Knave of Diamonds Tetherstones The Rocks of Valpré The Unknown Quantity The Keeper of the Door The Swindler, and Other Stories Bars of Iron The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories The Hundredth Chance The Odds, and Other Stories Greatheart The Passerby, and Other Stories The Lamp in the Desert A Man Under Authority The Tidal Wave The Black Knight The Top of the World The House of Happiness, and Other Stories Rosa Mundi Peggy by Request The Obstacle Race The Gate Marked "Private"

This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishers G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK AND LONDON

The Knickerbocker Press, New York

PART I