The present Volume is the first of a series of Mr. Allan Pinkerton's thrilling and beautifully written

Detective Stories,

all true to life—founded upon incidents in the experience of the great chief of all detectives.

At intervals the following will appear:

"Claude Melnotte as a Detective."
"The Two Sisters and The Avenger."
"The Frenchman and the Bills of Exchange."
"The Murderer and the Fortune Teller."
"The Model Town and its Detective."

That these Volumes will meet with a cordial reception we have no doubt.

W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co.