CONTENTS

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I. [The Note ]1
II. [The Shot ]9
III. [The Police ]15
IV. [The Inquest ]24
V. [The Secretary ]36
VI. [Corroborative Evidence ]44
VII. [The Lawyer ]51
VIII. [Lee Darwin ]56
IX. [The Verdict ]63
X. [Jenkins' Advice ]72
XI. [Arthur Trenton ]79
XII. [An Explanation ]85
XIII. [The Suicide ]92
XIV. [Graydon McKelvie ]100
XV. [The Interview ]108
XVI. [The Exhibits ]115
XVII. [The Lamp ]121
XVIII. [The Secret Entrance ]133
XIX. [The Lawyer Again ]141
XX. [Deductions ]146
XXI. [The Steward ]157
XXII. [Orton's Alibi ]167
XXIII. [Gramercy Park ]177
XXIV. [The Signet Ring ]192
XXV. [The Deception ]200
XXVI. [James Gilmore ]208
XXVII. [The Strong Box ]216
XXVIII. [Gold and Blue ]222
XXIX. [The Reward ]229
XXX. [The Curio Shop ]236
XXXI. [The Rescue ]243
XXXII. [Lee's Story ]250
XXXIII. [The Second Bullet ]257
XXXIV. [The Woman in the Case ]265
XXXV. [A Strange Account ]273
XXXVI. [The Trap ]282
XXXVII. [McKelvie's Triumph ]288
XXXVIII. [The Motive ]297
XXXIX. [Conclusion ]309

THE MYSTERY OF
THE HIDDEN ROOM


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