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CHAPTER I [A CRAFTY ROBBERY.]
CHAPTER II [CONCERNING SEÑORA CERVERA.]
CHAPTER III [THE KILGORE DIAMOND GANG.]
CHAPTER IV [GETTING DOWN TO WORK.]
CHAPTER V [BEHIND THE SCENES.]
CHAPTER VI [A SHOT IN THE DARK.]
CHAPTER VII [A STRATEGIC MOVE.]
CHAPTER VIII [FOUND DEAD.]
CHAPTER IX [NICK STRIKES A STARTLING CLEW.]
CHAPTER X [ON THE TRAIL.]
CHAPTER XI [THE CRIME AND THE MEANS.]
CHAPTER XII [CLOSING IN.]
CHAPTER XIII [CRAFTY CERVERA.]
CHAPTER XIV [IN A WARM CORNER.]
CHAPTER XV [THE DIAMOND PLANT.]
CHAPTER XVI [THE CUNNING OF JEAN PYLOTTE.]
CHAPTER XVII [THE GAME UNCOVERED.]
CHAPTER XVIII [AT CROSS-PURPOSES.]
CHAPTER XIX [HANDS SHOWED DOWN.]
CHAPTER XX [THE BOOT ON THE OTHER LEG.]
CHAPTER XXI [AN ONLY RESOURCE.]
CHAPTER XXII [THE LAST TRICK.]
WITH LINKS OF STEEL
CHAPTER I.
A CRAFTY ROBBERY.
"Mr. Venner, sir?"
"Mr. Venner—yes, certainly. You will find him in his private office—that way, sir. The door to the right. Venner is in his private office, Joseph, is he not?"
"I don't think so, Mr. Garside, unless he has just returned. I saw him go out some time ago."
"Is that so? Wait a moment, young man."