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Allan Pinkerton and General McClellan in Private Consultation. Frontispiece
The Oath to Assassinate the President. 65
Swearing in of Howard. 76
Lincoln Raising the Old Flag. 87
The Departure for Washington. 94
Safe Arrival. 98
Attempt to Capture Webster. 146
A Visit to a Rebel Camp. 171
Timely Warning. 195
The Barber's Recognition. 201
An English Lord and a Rebel Captain. 215
Captured by the Guards. 260

An Encounter with a Fire-eater. 277
A Sudden Intrusion of the Military. 299
The Spy is Arrested. 334
Escape of the Spy. 339
Scobell Engaged as Deck-hand on a Steamboat. 364
Death of a Rebel Spy. 389
Timely Interruption to a Love Scene. 441
Webster's Gallant Bravery. 474
Webster Discovers a Mysterious Package. 475
The Prisoners Recaptured. 522
Webster's Death Warrant. 542
A Narrow Escape. 569