Transcriber's Note
Page numbers are documented as links within the source code of the HTML.
Illustrations have been moved near the relevant section of the text.
Inconsistencies have been retained in spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, and grammar, except where indicated in the list below:
- ["th m" changed to "them" on Page iii]
- ["23" changed to "21" on Page v]
- [Quote removed after "GRAHAM,"]
- [Dot replaced with "—" on Page xiv]
- ["REMOVES TO LONDON" heading added to Page 23]
- ["officer" changed to "Officer" on Page 52]
- ["succint" changed to "succinct" on Page 55]
- ["pressent" changed to "present" on Page 58]
- ["filty" changed to "filthy" on Page 67]
- [Quote removed before "In" on Page 81]
- [Quote removed after "mood." on Page 88]
- [Quote added after "Street." on Page 92]
- [Single quote moved from after "eyes." to after "Noir" on Page 118]
- ["severly" changed to "severely" on Page 127]
- [Quote added before "Don't" on Page 128]
- [Quote added before "but" on Page 132]
- [Quote added after "prize." on Page 146]
- [Period added after "G" on Page 186]
- ["busicess" changed to "business" on Page 202]
- [Period added after "such" on Page 208]
- [Period added after "NEWBERRY" in illustration caption near Page 215]
- [Quotes placed around "80" and "200" on Page 231]
- ["circuituous" changed to "circuitous" on Page 239]
- [Quote added before "I" on Page 260]
- [Comma removed after "We'll" on Page 268]
- [Quote added before "I" on Page 315]
- ["seige" changed to "siege" on Page 318]
- ["secretely" changed to "secretly" on Page 322]
- [Quote added before "and" on Page 323]
- [Quote added before "and" on Page 325]
- [Quote removed after "to." on Page 335]
- [Quote added before "He" on Page 336]
- [Period changed to a comma after "HARTFORD" on Page 341]
- [Quote removed after "Ellsworth." on Page 344]
- [Quote added after "lost." on Page 359]
- ["not not" changed to "not" on Page 375]
- [Quote removed before "and" on Page 383]
- ["ablility" changed to "ability" on Page 411]
- [Quote added before "take" on Page 411]
- [Comma removed after "few" on Page 417]
- ["acqaintance" changed to "acquaintance" on page 427]
- [Quote removed after "coachman" on Page 450]
- ["rag man's" changed to "rag man's" on Page 450]
- [Quote added after "here." on Page 456]
- [Quote removed after "Ah," on Page 478]
- [Quote added before "but" on Page 478]
- [Quote removed after "he," on Page 483]
- ["desposit" changed to "deposit" on Page 508]
- ["circumtances" changed to "circumstances" on Page 561]
- ["son-in law" changed to "son-in-law" on Page 563]
- ["stealthly-looking" changed to "stealthy-looking" on Page 581]
- [Quote added before "Do" on Page 582]
- ["thorougly" changed to "thoroughly" on Page 587]
- ["RUPUTATIONS" changed to "REPUTATIONS" on Page 589]
- ["unfreqnently" changed to "unfrequently" on Page 619]
- ["busines-way" changed to "business-way" on Page 651]
- [Comma changed to a period after "detectives" on Page 653]