CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.[ News for the Sheriff ]11
II.[ A Shock for the City ]17
III.[ The New Headquarters ]26
IV.[ Over the Telephone ]36
V.[ Trailed ]47
VI.[ What Kowen Found ]56
VII.[ Verbeck Investigates ]63
VIII.[ Mystery and an Alarm ]71
IX.[ Orders and Letters ]78
X.[ A Double Crime ]85
XI.[ More Mystery ]94
XII.[ Another Telephone Call ]101
XIII.[ Inside the Museum ]107
XIV.[ Missing Masterpieces ]116
XV.[ Some Fishermen ]124
XVI.[ Hot Bread ]132
XVII.[ Muggs Sees His Man ]141
XVIII.[ Muggs Meets Disaster ]147
XIX.[ Important Information ]155
XX.[ On the Trail ]163
XXI.[ A Tense Moment ]172
XXII.[ On the Roof ]183
XXIII.[ Muggs Gives a Tip ]192
XXIV.[ On the Trail ]202
XXV.[ End of the Trail ]209
XXVI.[ The Big Blow ]218
XXVII.[ Muggs Takes a Chance ]227
XXVIII.[ The Alarm ]235
XXIX.[ Caught in the Net ]244
XXX.[ Muggs Arrives ]249
XXXI.[ An Empty Net ]250
XXXII.[ The Letter ]254