CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Epidemic of Mystery [9]
II Husband, Wife—​and Another [17]
III The Hidden Scandal [30]
IV The Bronze Face [41]
V Behind the Door [52]
VI Cora Hartsilver’s Confession [61]
VII Concerns “Dear Jessica” [72]
VIII In Which a Discovery is Made [81]
IX Befriending a Reporter [91]
X A Paragraph for the Papers [104]
XI Hush Money [112]
XII Yootha’s Presentiment [122]
XIII Box Number Thirteen [133]
XIV Concerns a Necklace [142]
XV Some Crooked Questions [153]
XVI Gathering Clouds [163]
XVII “Nobody Must Know” [173]
XVIII What Dr. Johnson Knew [182]
XIX Without a Stain [194]
XX Concerns a Rumor [205]
XXI The Little Horses [215]
XXII Another Mystery Man [226]
XXIII A Friend Indeed [236]
XXIV The Tightening Grip [247]
XXV The City of Smiles [257]
XXVI Sunset Love [266]
XXVII Against the Wind [276]
XXVIII Number Fifteen [286]
XXIX A Message from Yootha [291]
XXX Blenkiron’s Narrative [301]
XXXI Conclusion [307]