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159 XVII. A Blunder and a Discovery 171 XVIII. Springing a Surprise 182 XIX. Picking up Threads 188 XX. "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" 199 XXI. When Two and Two Make Four 204 XXII. When Four and Four Make Eight 215 XXIII. The Lady at the Gate 226 XXIV. The Mousetrap 237 XXV. The Fly in the Ointment 248 XXVI. The Open Window 260 XXVII. The View Halloo 268 XXVIII. Loisette is Vindicated 279 XXIX. "Quick! Fire!" 287 XXX. Nearing the Truth! 296 XXXI. How the Truth Was Told 304 CHARACTERS HAMILTON CLEEK, The Man of the Forty Faces and once known to the Police as "The Vanishing Cracksman," now the great Detective in his various disguises as Monsieur Georges de Lesparre, Philip Barch, George Headland. SUPERINTENDENT NARKOM, of Scotland Yard. LENNARD, his chauffeur. HAMMOND } Detective Sergeants. PETRIE } MELLISH, Police Officer. DOLLOPS, Cleek's trusted assistant. LORD ST. ULMER, the father of LADY KATHERINE FORDHAM, who is in love with GEOFFREY CLAVERING, the only son and heir of SIR PHILIP CLAVERING, of Clavering Close, and LADY CLAVERING, his second wife. COUNT FRANZ DE LOUVISAN, found mysteriously murdered after having forced Lady Katherine to become engaged to him. AILSA LORNE, Lady Katherine's friend and companion. GENERAL and MRS. RAYNOR, Lady Katherine's relatives. HARRY RAYNOR, their son. CHAPTER ONE A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR It was half-past eleven on the night of Wednesday, April 14th, when the well-known red limousine of Mr. Maverick Narkom, superintendent of Scotland Yard, came abruptly to the head of Mulberry Lane, which, as you may possibly know, is a narrow road skirting one of the loneliest and wildest portions of
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