CHAPTER		PAGE
I	Pennington Lawton and the Grim Reaper	[1]
II	Revelations	[16]
III	Henry Blaine Takes a Hand	[29]
IV	The Search	[38]
V	The Will	[53]
VI	The First Counter-move	[66]
VII	The Letter	[78]
VIII	Guy Morrow Faces a Problem	[98]
IX	Gone!	[104]
X	Margaret Hefferman’s Failure	[116]
XI	The Confidence of Emily	[134]
XII	The Cipher	[154]
XIII	The Empty House	[171]
XIV	In the Open	[192]
XV	Checkmate!	[207]
XVI	The Library Chair	[224]
XVII	The Rescue	[240]
XVIII	The Trap	[255]
XIX	The Unseen Listener	[272]
XX	The Crevice	[290]
XXI	Cleared Skies	[308]

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“I supposed that father was working late over some papers and I knew that I must not disturb him.”	[Frontispiece]
With the cunning of a Jimmy Valentine he manipulated the tumblers. Ramon Hamilton, his discomfiture forgotten, watched with breathless interest.	[94]
Her head was thrown back, her eyes blazing: and as she faced him, she slowly raised her arm and pointed a steady finger at the recoiling figure.	[262]

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