[XXIII DEADLY PERIL]

[XXIV KISMET!]

[XXV THE BLOOD-STAINED GLOVE]

[XXVI THE MYSTERY CLEARS]

[XXVII THE END OF THE CASE]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[SPARKS FELL UPON THE SHOULDERS OF THE TWO WHITE FIGURES (page 9)]

["I'M LAWYER ENOUGH TO KNOW," HE SAID, "THAT A QUESTION LIKE THAT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE"]