CONTENTS

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I. Visions[ 1]
II. Tragedy[ 8]
III. Testimony[ 23]
IV. More Testimony[ 40]
V. Dorothy Deane, “Society Editor”[ 66]
VI. The Wall Between[ 81]
VII. At Thornedale Lodge[ 98]
VIII. Many Inventions[ 114]
IX. In the Attic[ 138]
X. The Black-Edged Card[ 154]
XI. Mrs. Porter Grows Inquisitive[ 170]
XII. Detective Mitchell Asks Questions[ 186]
XIII. The Red Herring[ 205]
XIV. Pro and Con[ 224]
XV. Edged Tools[ 243]
XVI. Hare and Hounds[ 259]
XVII. Vera Receives a Letter[ 279]
XVIII. The Counterfeit Bank Note[ 293]
XIX. The First Shot[ 313]
XX. KA[ 322]
XXI. Blind Man’s Buff[ 329]
XXII. “The Moving Finger Writes—”[ 344]
XXIII. Out of the Maze[ 352]