CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Shadows | 1 |
| II. | The Man from California | 6 |
| III. | Ways that Are Dark | 15 |
| IV. | The Alibi | 29 |
| V. | Recognition | 41 |
| VI. | At the Japanese Embassy | 50 |
| VII. | The Lesson | 66 |
| VIII. | P. S. | 82 |
| IX. | The Interview | 99 |
| X. | Freaks of Memory | 112 |
| XI. | The Whisper | 126 |
| XII. | Quicksand | 143 |
| XIII. | The Quarrel | 157 |
| XIV. | A Startling Interruption | 169 |
| XV. | The Fatal Request | 181 |
| XVI. | The Inquest | 189 |
| XVII. | The Coroner Asks Questions | 204 |
| XVIII. | The Unknown | 216 |
| X1X. | Unexpected Evidence | 234 |
| XX. | Exclusive Clews | 250 |
| XXI. | The Still, Small Voice | 261 |
| XXII. | The Confession | 280 |
| XXIII. | The Midnight Visitor | 291 |
| XXIV. | The Road to Happiness | 300 |