| CONTENTS | ||
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Events of a Night | 1 |
| II. | Caught in the Web | 13 |
| III. | Complications | 23 |
| IV. | The Black Crest | 38 |
| V. | Sheriff Trenholm Asks Questions |
55 |
| VI. | The Third Hand | 68 |
| VII. | Curious Questions and Evasive Answers |
81 |
| VIII. | Blackmail | 95 |
| IX. | The Denial | 106 |
| X. | Skirmishing | 119 |
| XI. | The Folded Note | 132 |
| XII. | The Human Eye | 146 |
| XIII. | The Spider and the Fly | 160 |
| XIV. | The Will of Hate | 175 |
| XV. | Three Beehives | 188 |
| XVI. | The Thirteenth Letter | 205 |
| XVII. | Cherchez la Femme | 221 |
| XVIII. | The Death Clutch | 234 |
| XIX. | Which? | 252 |
| XX. | The Ruling Passion | 271 |