399 pp. Frontispiece and plates by Clarence F. Underwood. Four pages of publisher ads follow text. The Austrian Archduke Karl is dead. His eldest son and heir, Frederick Augustus, is also presumed dead. Or is he? A mysterious young man becomes involved with a dangerous cat and mouse game with powers behind the Austrian throne. Who is John Armitage? Is he the long-lost Frederick Augustus, or is he a notorious con man? Can American heiress Shirley Clairborne trust him? Will he break her heart, or worse, get her killed!
