CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE [I. Miss Lucy Carrington] 7 [II. A Clash of Tongues] 21 [III. The Tragedy] 36 [IV. A Paper Snake] 49 [V. A Man’s Glove] 61 [VI. A Neighbor’s Call] 75 [VII. The Inquest] 90 [VIII. Anita’s Story] 104 [IX. Further Testimony] 117 [X. Bizarre Clues] 130 [XI. Fleming Stone] 144 [XII. Estelle’s Story] 156 [XIII. Bates, the Burglar] 169 [XIV. Who Gave the Poison] 182 [XV. Pauline’s Purchase] 195 [XVI. The Two Girls] 210 [XVII. The Overheard Conversation] 222 [XVIII. Fled!] 235 [XIX. Letters from the Fugitive] 251 [XX. In the Boudoir] 261 [XXI. Fleming Stone’s Theory] 274 [XXII. Pauline in Cairo] 289 [XXIII. Two Wills] 302 [XXIV. Confession] 314