CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Van Normans[9]
II.Miss Morton Arrives[23]
III.A Cry in the Night[38]
IV.Suicide or ——?[51]
V.A Case for the Coroner[65]
VI.Fessenden Comes[79]
VII.Mr. Benson’s Questions[94]
VIII.A Soft Lead Pencil[107]
IX.The Will[122]
X.Some Testimony[135]
XI.“I Decline to Say”[149]
XII.Dorothy Burt[162]
XIII.An Interview With Cicely[175]
XIV.The Carleton Household[190]
XV.Fessenden’s Detective Work[204]
XVI.Searching for Clues[218]
XVII.Miss Morton’s Statements[232]
XVIII.Carleton is Frank[246]
XIX.The Truth About Miss Burt[261]
XX.Cicely’s Flight[274]
XXI.A Successful Pursuit[288]
XXII.A Talk With Miss Morton[301]
XXIII.Fleming Stone[313]
XXIV.A Confession[326]

[Transcriber’s Notes] can be found at the end of this eBook.


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