CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE [I. “A STATELY PLEASURE DOME ...”] 1 [II. THE GIRL IN THE CANOE] 16 [III. THE TRAGEDY] 32 [IV. THE NAIL] 48 [V. THE LADY OF THE LAKE] 63 [VI. THE WATCH IN THE WATER PITCHER] 78 [VII. THE INQUEST] 93 [VIII. ALMA’S STATEMENTS] 108 [IX. CLUES] 123 [X. DISCUSSION] 138 [XI. EVIDENCE] 153 [XII. MY SECRET] 168 [XIII. AS TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON] 183 [XIV. POSY MAY] 198 [XV. JENNIE] 213 [XVI. WHISTLING REEDS] 228 [XVII. AMES TAKES A HAND] 244 [XVIII. ALL RIGHT AT LAST] 260