INTRODUCTION
ILLUSTRATIONS
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
CHAPTER I
PENDLETON CALLS UPON ASHTON-KIRK
CHAPTER II
MISS EDYTH VALE STATES HER CASE
CHAPTER III
THE PORTRAITS OF GENERAL WAYNE
CHAPTER IV
STILLMAN'S THEORY
CHAPTER V
STILLMAN ASKS QUESTIONS
CHAPTER VI
ASHTON-KIRK LOOKS ABOUT
CHAPTER VII
THE SCHWARTZ-MICHAEL BAYONET
CHAPTER VIII
THE NEWSPAPERS BEGIN TO PLAY THEIR PART
CHAPTER IX
MISS VALE TELLS WHAT SHE KNOWS
CHAPTER X
ASHTON-KIRK ASKS QUESTIONS
CHAPTER XI
PENDLETON IS VASTLY ENLIGHTENED
CHAPTER XII
ANTONIO SPATOLA APPEARS
CHAPTER XIII
A NEW LIGHT ON ALLAN MORRIS
CHAPTER XIV
MISS VALE UNEXPECTEDLY APPEARS
CHAPTER XV
MISS VALE DEPARTS SUDDENLY
CHAPTER XVI
STEEL AGAINST STEEL
CHAPTER XVII
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD
CHAPTER XVIII
ASHTON-KIRK TELLS WHY
CHAPTER XIX
THE TWO REPORTS
CHAPTER XX
ONE OF THE OLD SORT
CHAPTER XXI
ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN
CHAPTER XXII
ASHTON-KIRK IS ANNOYED
CHAPTER XXIII
THE SECRET OF THE PORTRAIT
CHAPTER XXIV
THE SECOND NIGHT
CHAPTER XXV
APPROACHING THE FINISH
CHAPTER XXVI
THE FINISH
