CONTENTS[PREFACE][CONTENTS][ILLUSTRATIONS][CHAPTER I—THE WOMAN IN THE CASE][CHAPTER II —FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS][CHAPTER III—THE LOST STRADIVARIUS][CHAPTER IV—THE LAST OF THE WIRE-TAPPERS][CHAPTER V—THE FRANKLIN SYNDICATE][CHAPTER VI—A STUDY IN FINANCE][CHAPTER VII—THE "DUC DE NEVERS"][CHAPTER VIII—A FINDER OF MISSING HEIRS][CHAPTER IX.—A MURDER CONSPIRACY][CHAPTER X—A FLIGHT INTO TEXAS][CHAPTER XI—A CASE OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE]