CONTENTS

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I. How I Began My Career of Crime[11]
II. The Secret of the Stolen Gainsborough—And theLesson of the Career of Raymond, the "Prince ofSafe Blowers," Who Built a Millionaire's Residencein a Fashionable London Suburb and Kept a Yachtwith a Crew of 20 Men in the Mediterranean[37]
III. How I Escaped from Sing Sing, and Other Daring Escapes from Prison That Profited Us Nothing[62]
IV. Women Criminals of Extraordinary Ability with Whom I Was in Partnership[89]
V. How I Faced Death, How My Husband Was Shot, and Some Narrow Escapes of My Companions[118]
VI. Behind the Scenes at a $3,000,000 Burglary—the Robbery of the Manhattan Bank of New York[146]
VII. Bank Burglars Who Disguised Themselves as Policemenand Other Ingenious Schemes Used by Thieves in Bold Attempts to Get Out Their Plunder[173]
VIII. Promoters of Crime—People Who Plan Robberies andAct as "Backers" for Professional Criminals—The Extraordinary "Mother" Mandelbaum, "Queen ofthe Thieves," and Grady, Who Had Half a Dozen Gangs of Cracksmen Working for Him[186]
IX. Surprising Methods of the Thieves Who Work OnlyDuring Business Hours and Walk Away with Thousandsof Dollars Under the Very Eyes of the Bank Officials[212]
X. Startling Surprises That Confront Criminals—HowUnexpected Happenings Suddenly Develop and UpsetCarefully Laid Plans and Cause the Burglars Arrestor Prevent His Getting Expected Plunder[225]
XI. Thrilling Events Which Crowded One Short Week ofMy Life—How I Profited Nothing from All the Risks I Faced[238]
XII. Good Deeds Which Criminals Do and Which Show That Even the Worst Thief Is Never Wholly Bad[250]