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I. A STRANGE CONSIGNMENT 3

II. INSPECTOR BURNLEY ON THE TRACK 20

III. THE WATCHER ON THE WALL 33

IV. A MIDNIGHT INTERVIEW 41

V. FELIX TELLS A STORY 49

VI. THE ART OF DETECTION 60

VII. THE CASK AT LAST 76

VIII. THE OPENING OF THE CASK 88

IX. M. LE CHEF DE LA SÛRETÉ 97

X. WHO WROTE THE LETTER? 107

XI. MM. DUPIERRE ET CIE 118

XII. AT THE GARE ST LAZARE 126

XIII. THE OWNER OF THE DRESS 136

XIV. M. BOIRAC MAKES A STATEMENT 145

XV. THE HOUSE IN THE AVENUE DE L'ALMA 153

XVI. INSPECTOR BURNLEY UP AGAINST IT 164

XVII. A COUNCIL OF WAR 177