CHAPTER I. A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
CHAPTER II. THE WITNESS MAKES CONDITIONS.
CHAPTER III. AN UNFORTUNATE LETTER.
CHAPTER IV. CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED.
CHAPTER V. ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK.
CHAPTER VI. THE LOVE OF COMRADES.
CHAPTER VII. FOLLANSBEE HITS THE NAIL.
CHAPTER VIII. "NAME YOUR PRICE."
CHAPTER IX. A "FAIR" OFFER.
CHAPTER X. THE RAISED CHECK.
CHAPTER XI. A DISTINGUISHED SCOUNDREL.
CHAPTER XII. THE DEADLY TUBE.
CHAPTER XIII. CHICK SIGHTS THE "BUZZARD."
CHAPTER XIV. NICK'S ASSISTANT DECAMPS.
CHAPTER XV. A BAD COMBINATION.
CHAPTER XVI. A BIRD OF ILL OMEN.
CHAPTER XVII. NICK CARTER MISCALCULATES.
CHAPTER XVIII. ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
CHAPTER XIX. A FIENDISH PLOT.
CHAPTER XX. QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY.
CHAPTER XXI. IN NEED OF EVIDENCE.
CHAPTER XXII. HELP FROM THE HOUSE DETECTIVE.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE HYPODERMIC.
CHAPTER XXIV. THE PLUNGER REACHES HOME.
CHAPTER XXV. THE MADMAN'S GET-AWAY.
CHAPTER XXVI. THE AWAKENING OF REMORSE.
CHAPTER XXVII. AN ASTOUNDING STATEMENT.
CHAPTER XXVIII. "YOU'VE SAVED ME FROM MYSELF!"
CHAPTER XXIX. A STRANGE DEVELOPMENT.
CHAPTER XXX. AN UNLUCKY MORNING.
CHAPTER XXXI. NICK HAS A HUNCH.
CHAPTER XXXII. "THE MAN WHO NEVER LETS GO."
CHAPTER XXXIII. WILL HE SCORE?
CHAPTER XXXIV. A VISIT TO THE BANK.
CHAPTER XXXV. THE DOCTOR GETS A SURPRISE.
CHAPTER XXXVI. SOME PLAIN TRUTHS.
CHAPTER XXXVII. FOLLANSBEE REACHES THE LIMIT.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. NICK IS BALKED.
CHAPTER XXXIX. PATSY TRACES THE AMBULANCE.
CHAPTER XL. THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL.
CHAPTER XLI. NICK HAS A PLAN.
CHAPTER XLII. THE DETECTIVE ACQUIRES A WIFE.
CHAPTER XLIII. THE HYPNOTIC SPELL.
CHAPTER XLIV. CHICK COMES TO GRIEF.
CHAPTER XLV. "HEAVEN HELP ME."
CHAPTER XLVI. THE BOND IS MENDED.
Transcriber’s Notes:
The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.
For convenience, a table of contents, which is not present in the original, has been included.