Contents

I. Visions

II. Tragedy

III. Testimony

IV. More Testimony

V. Dorothy Deane, “Society Editor”

VI. The Wall Between

VII. At Thornedale Lodge

VIII. Many Inventions

IX. In the Attic

X. The Black-Edged Card

XI. Mrs. Porter Grows Inquisitive

XII. Detective Mitchell Asks Questions

XIII. The Red Herring

XIV. Pro and Con

XV. Edged Tools

XVI. Hare and Hounds

XVII. Vera Receives a Letter

XVIII. The Counterfeit Bank Note

XIX. The First Shot

XX. KA

XXI. Blind Man’s Buff

XXII. “The Moving Finger Writes—”

XXIII. Out of the Maze

A Note on the Author