Added table of contents.

The title story of this issue originally appeared in Fame and Fortune #341. The later reprint represented in this e-text contains some condensations (for example, the first two chapters of the original version are combined into a single chapter here), several chapter title variations, and the removal of many paragraph breaks.

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Retained some inconsistent hyphenation (e.g. suit-case vs. suitcases, to-day vs. today).

Retained some inconsistent spelling (e.g. Pittsburg vs. Pittsburgh).

Page 5, renumbered "The Missing Diamond" from Chapter V to Chapter IV.

Page 6, changed "Piont" to "Point" in Chapter V title.

Page 7, changed "attack it to" to "attach it to."

Page 8, changed "containing silverwire" to "containing silverware" and "porprietor" to "proprietor."

Page 9, changed "wasd not very" to "was not very." Replaced misprinted text "inventory of the loss showed that it was not very" (a duplication of text lower on the page) with "their statement, for he knew exactly what was in" (the correct text recovered from the earlier appearance in Fame and Fortune #341).

Page 10, added missing quote after "him to wear."

Page 13, the last line of the column ("him, so Dick laid himself out to please her. He") was accidentally duplicated between "Monday morning" and "eleven o'clock." This duplicate text has been removed.

Page 16, changed "Fnish" to "Finish" in Chapter XI title.

Page 19, added missing "you" to "I'd like you to know."

Page 20, added missing quote after "BIG DEAL."

Page 21, changed "becomoing" to "becoming" in "becoming cinema stars."

Page 22, changed "consel" to "counsel," "plantiff" to "plaintiff" and "objecions" to "objections."

Page 23, changed "rank any overpowering" to "rank and overpowering" and "Foresrty" to "Forestry."

Page 24, the line "ing her, although Walden had uttered no threats" is missing from this printing between "vague alarm concern-" and "against her." The text has been filled in from a later reprint of the story, in Fame and Fortune #828.

Changed "thatt villain, Walden" to "that villain, Walden."

Unnumbered pages, added missing quote after "usually the limit." Added semi-colon after "Courtship." Changed "In fact, a reporer" to "In fact, a reporter." The address "438 West 63rd Street" is a best guess based on very blurry printing.