CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | [ News for the Sheriff ] | 11 |
| II. | [ A Shock for the City ] | 17 |
| III. | [ The New Headquarters ] | 26 |
| IV. | [ Over the Telephone ] | 36 |
| V. | [ Trailed ] | 47 |
| VI. | [ What Kowen Found ] | 56 |
| VII. | [ Verbeck Investigates ] | 63 |
| VIII. | [ Mystery and an Alarm ] | 71 |
| IX. | [ Orders and Letters ] | 78 |
| X. | [ A Double Crime ] | 85 |
| XI. | [ More Mystery ] | 94 |
| XII. | [ Another Telephone Call ] | 101 |
| XIII. | [ Inside the Museum ] | 107 |
| XIV. | [ Missing Masterpieces ] | 116 |
| XV. | [ Some Fishermen ] | 124 |
| XVI. | [ Hot Bread ] | 132 |
| XVII. | [ Muggs Sees His Man ] | 141 |
| XVIII. | [ Muggs Meets Disaster ] | 147 |
| XIX. | [ Important Information ] | 155 |
| XX. | [ On the Trail ] | 163 |
| XXI. | [ A Tense Moment ] | 172 |
| XXII. | [ On the Roof ] | 183 |
| XXIII. | [ Muggs Gives a Tip ] | 192 |
| XXIV. | [ On the Trail ] | 202 |
| XXV. | [ End of the Trail ] | 209 |
| XXVI. | [ The Big Blow ] | 218 |
| XXVII. | [ Muggs Takes a Chance ] | 227 |
| XXVIII. | [ The Alarm ] | 235 |
| XXIX. | [ Caught in the Net ] | 244 |
| XXX. | [ Muggs Arrives ] | 249 |
| XXXI. | [ An Empty Net ] | 250 |
| XXXII. | [ The Letter ] | 254 |
BLACK STAR'S CAMPAIGN
CHAPTER I
NEWS FOR THE SHERIFF
Sheriff Kowen looked up from his desk in amazement as the stenographer ushered in the woman. The name on her card had told him nothing, and he had expected to be confronted by some middle-aged, washed-out, tired wife and mother who would make a request to visit the jail and talk with an erring relative.
What he did see when he raised his eyes and cleared his throat preparatory to indulging in his professional attitude, was a handsomely gowned, beautiful woman of perhaps thirty years, a woman who appeared to be exceedingly cultured and refined.