It was a man against maid, wide against will a fiery free-for-all, awonderful match. Sir D'Arcy Rawnsley was unaccustomed to being challenged -especially by an assertive young miss who raced along country roads alone,rowed herself through dangerous waters and set out on her own to solve amystery. At first, he was amuesed at Venetia Hamilton's spirit, theninvolved unintentionally when her daring led her into danger, and, finally,exasperated when she persisted in defying him. But what could a man do butkeep trying to help her, when she was so winning, and her dreams were solike his own.