CONTENTS.

BOOK I.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TOLEDO.
chapter page
I. A Startling Coincidence[1]
II. An Appeal to Heaven[17]
III. The Unfinished Letter[31]
IV. Imogene[49]
V. Horace Byrd[67]
VI. The Skill of an Artist[85]
VII. Miss Firman[95]
VIII. The Thick-set Man[115]
IX. Close Calculations[128]
X. The Final Test[146]
XI. Decision[162]

BOOK II.
THE WEAVING OF A WEB.
XII. The Spider[168]
XIII. The Fly[175]
XIV. A Last Attempt[189]
XV. The End of a Tortuous Path[199]
XVI. Storm[205]
XVII. A Surprise[213]
XVIII. A Brace of Detectives[214]
XIX. Mr. Ferris[233]
XX. A Crisis[245]
XXI. A Heart's Martyrdom[258]
XXII. Craik Mansell[264]
XXIII. Mr. Orcutt[278]
XXIV. A True Bill[299]
XXV. Among Telescopes and Charts[306]
XXVI. "He Shall Hear Me!"[313]

BOOK III.
THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
XXVII. The Great Trial[315]
XXVIII. The Chief Witness for the Prosecution[322]
XXIX. The Opening of the Defence[350]
XXX. Byrd Uses his Pencil Again[356]
XXXI. The Chief Witness for the Defence[369]
XXXII. Hickory[383]
XXXIII. A Late Discovery[392]
XXXIV. What Was Hid Behind Imogene's Veil[411]
XXXV. Pro and Con[436]
XXXVI. A Mistake Rectified[465]
XXXVII. Under the Great Tree[475]
XXXVIII. Unexpected Words[502]
XXXIX. Mr. Gryce[516]
XL. In the Prison[529]
XLI. A Link Supplied[555]
XLII. Consultations[568]
XLIII. Mrs. Firman[573]
XLIV. The Widow Clemmens[587]
XLV. Mr. Gryce Says Good-bye[600]