Transcriber’s Notes:
The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.
For convenience, a table of contents, which is not present in the original, has been included.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | A DARK NIGHT’S WORK. | [5] |
| II. | CONFLICTING CLUES. | [21] |
| III. | COVERING CLUES. | [38] |
| IV. | A GROUP OF THREE. | [55] |
| V. | CUNNING FOES. | [70] |
| VI. | DEATH COMES TOO SOON. | [87] |
| VII. | AT FOUR O’CLOCK. | [104] |
| VIII. | HOW IT WAS DONE. | [121] |
| IX. | MAYNARD’S FOLLY. | [139] |
| X. | A FATAL ERRAND. | [150] |
| XI. | A STARTLING DISCOVERY. | [159] |
| XII. | THE HUSTLING REPORTER. | [166] |
| XIII. | INTO THE TRAP. | [173] |
| XIV. | THE GREAT DIAMOND SYNDICATE. | [181] |
| XV. | A DESPERATE GAME. | [191] |
| XVI. | MORE TROUBLE. | [203] |
| XVII. | MORE SURPRISES. | [209] |
| XVIII. | BY THE HAND OF A WOMAN. | [218] |
| XIX. | MANTELLE AT BAY. | [226] |
| XX. | FLUSHING THE BIRDS. | [235] |
| XXI. | A CLEVER WOMAN. | [245] |
| XXII. | THE STORY TOLD. | [260] |
| XXIII. | THE DEN OF THE SYNDICATE. | [277] |
| XXIV. | WHAT NICK OVERHEARD. | [284] |
| XXV. | A DESPERATE RAID. | [291] |
| XXVI. | NICK TAKES A CHANCE. | [304] |
| XXVII. | BULLY COMES TO GRIEF. | [312] |