Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE IMPOSTOR

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_JOHN REED SCOTT'S PREVIOUS SUCCESSES_

THE WOMAN IN QUESTION

Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love,
and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._

Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

_12mo. Decorated cloth, $1.50._

THE COLONEL OF THE RED HUZZARS

A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

"So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its
naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the
far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times,
Pittsburg._

Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

_12mo. Decorated cloth, $1.50._

THE PRINCESS DEHRA

A captivating romance in which we meet again the characters of "The Colonel of the Red Huzzars."

"There are situations involving the principal characters which
are ingenious in conception and cleverly woven into the story
by essential and natural sequence, and at these situations the
reader feels a desire to continue the story, even if the house be
burning."--_Boston Evening Transcript._

Four full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

_12mo. Decorated cloth, $1.50._

BEATRIX OF CLARE

A fascinating story, the scenes of which are laid in England at the time of Richard the Third. The heroine, the Countess of Clare, is a beautiful and charming lady of the court, a protegee of the queen.

"Brisk and vivid."--_New York Evening Sun._

"Irresistibly attractive."--_Philadelphia North American._

Four full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

_12mo. Decorated cloth, $1.50._

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THE IMPOSTOR

A Tale of Old Annapolis

by

JOHN REED SCOTT

Author of "The Colonel of the Red Huzzars," "Beatrix of Clare," "The Princess Dehra," "The Woman in Question," etc.

With Illustrations in Color by Clarence F. Underwood

Philadelphia and London J. B. Lippincott Company 1910

Copyright, 1910 By John Reed Scott

Published September, 1910

Printed by J. B. Lippincott Company The Washington Square Press, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

DEDICATED
TO THE ONE WITHOUT WHOSE UNFAILING
COMFORT ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
IN TIME OF SERIOUS AFFLICTION
AND DEEP DISTRESS THIS STORY
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FINISHED