CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
The Silent Machine[9]
CHAPTER II.
Matters of Organisation[16]
CHAPTER III.
The Real Detective[22]
CHAPTER IV.
On the Trail[32]
CHAPTER V.
Making a Detective[41]
CHAPTER VI.
More about Investigation[48]
CHAPTER VII.
The "Crooks'" Clearing-House [54]
CHAPTER VIII.
Finger-Prints[65]
CHAPTER IX.
The School of Police[76]
CHAPTER X.
In a Police Station[87]
CHAPTER XI.
The Riddle Department[98]
CHAPTER XII.
The Sailor Police[109]
CHAPTER XIII.
The Black Museum[118]
CHAPTER XIV.
Public Carriages[123]
CHAPTER XV.
Lost, Stolen, or Strayed[132]