Transcriber’s Notes:
The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exceptionof 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. | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |