ILLUSTRATIONS
The gem lay between them, a splash of crimson flame . . . Frontispiece
THE PATERNOSTER RUBY
CHAPTER I
THE SHERIDAN PARK MYSTERY
CHAPTER II
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY
CHAPTER III
SOME DISCOVERIES
CHAPTER IV
THE RUBY
CHAPTER V
THE HIDDEN SAFE
CHAPTER VI
AN EXTRAORDINARY ERRAND
CHAPTER VII
HOW THE ERRAND ENDED
CHAPTER VIII
MAILLOT'S EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER IX
TRACKS IN THE SNOW
CHAPTER X
THE SECOND STORY
Diagram of second floor
CHAPTER XI
A PACT
CHAPTER XII
THE CIPHER
The door opened a few inches, to reveal the figure of Alexander Burke
CHAPTER XIII
DISCLOSURES
CHAPTER XIV
RIDDLES
CHAPTER XV
A WOMAN'S SCREAM
CHAPTER XVI
THE FACE IN THE ALCOVE
CHAPTER XVII
PRISON DOORS
CHAPTER XVIII
A FIGHT IN THE DARK
CHAPTER XIX
BELLE
"I 'll shoot," she announced in a tense tone, "so help me, I 'll shoot."
CHAPTER XX
GENEVIEVE'S MISSION
CHAPTER XXI
SHADOWS
CHAPTER XXII
ASHES OF OLD ROMANCE
CHAPTER XXIII
BURKE UNBOSOMS
CHAPTER XXIV
CONFESSION
"Uncle, Uncle! Sit up! Don't go to pieces this way"
CHAPTER XXV
"THIMBLE, THIMBLE——"
CHAPTER XXVI
THE CIPHER SOLVED
