CHAPTER XII—[THE PORTRAIT]

CHAPTER XIII—[THE STATEMENT OF SAMUEL WILKINS]

CHAPTER XIV—[THORNDYKE LAYS THE MINE]

CHAPTER XV—[THORNDYKE EXPLODES THE MINE]

CHAPTER XVI—[AN EXPOSITION AND A TRAGEDY]

Illustrations

1. [New inn]

2. [The inverted inscription]

3. [The Track Chart, Showing the Route Followed by Weiss's Carriage]