CHAPTER PAGE
I. Miss Lucy Carrington 7
II. A Clash of Tongues 21
III. The Tragedy 36
IV. A Paper Snake 49
V. A Man's Glove 61
VI. A Neighbor's Call 75
VII. The Inquest 90
VIII. Anita's Story 104
IX. Further Testimony 117
X. Bizarre Clues 130
XI. Fleming Stone 144
XII. Estelle's Story 156
XIII. Bates, the Burglar 169
XIV. Who Gave the Poison 182
XV. Pauline's Purchase 195
XVI. The Two Girls 210
XVII. The Overheard Conversation 222
XVIII. Fled! 235
XIX. Letters from the Fugitive 251
XX. In the Boudoir 261
XXI. Fleming Stone's Theory 274
XXII. Pauline in Cairo 289
XXIII. Two Wills 302
XXIV. Confession 314