Preface
Illustrations
Chapter I
The Mysterious Patient
Chapter II
Thorndyke Devises a Scheme
Chapter III
"A Chiel's Amang Ye Takin' Notes"
Chapter IV
The Official View
Chapter V
Jeffrey Blackmore's Will
Chapter VI
Jeffrey Blackmore, Deceased
Chapter VII
The Cuneiform Inscription
Chapter VIII
The Track Chart
Chapter IX
The House of Mystery
Chapter X
The Hunter Hunted
Chapter XI
The Blackmore Case Reviewed
Chapter XII
The Portrait
Chapter XIII
The Statement of Samuel Wilkins
Chapter XIV
Thorndyke Lays the Mine
Chapter XV
Thorndyke Explodes the Mine
Chapter XVI
An Exposition and a Tragedy
