Paul Hewlett thinks he has been given a second chance at life when an unexpected inheritance frees him from drudgery, but a chance encounter in Madison Square pulls him into a far stranger fate. Led by an uncanny Eskimo dog into Jim Daly's gambling house, he meets Jacqueline, a beautiful, frightened young woman carrying money and a desperate purpose: she has come to New York to gamble at roulette in hopes of saving her sick father. When shadowy men pursue and attack her, Paul and the dog drive them off, only to discover that no respectable hotel will shelter her. Drawn deeper into her mystery, Paul takes Jacqueline to his rooms, where suspicion, danger, and confusion mount. A lurking stranger, a wedding ring, and Jacqueline's shattered memory culminate in a brutal murder that leaves Paul scrambling to conceal the body before dawn. From the city's dark streets to a frozen wilderness, the story becomes a tense blend of romance, crime, and moral urgency. Rescued by Père Antoine, Paul learns Jacqueline may be married to Louis d'Epernay and entangled in a grim family and political struggle, yet he still sets out across the snowbound mountains toward a hidden château, sustained by love, faith, and the haunting promise of reunion. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.