Front matter
Reading edition
HIS GAZE HAD WANDERED TO THE GREAT CHEST, THE LID OF WHICH WAS DISTINCTLY RISING.
OFFICER 666
BARTON W. CURRIE & AUGUSTIN McHUGH
NEW YORK
A. L. BURT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
original decorative cover
Copyright, 1912, By
The H. K. Fly Company
CONTENTS
I. A Grapefruit Prelude. 9
II. Mr. Hogg Enters the Lists. 15
III. Whitney Barnes Under Fire. 21
IV. Smiles and Tears. 28
V. Whitney Barnes Telephones to the Ritz. 33
VI. Officer 666 on Patrol. 38
VII. The Little Brown Jap. 44
VIII. Art, Mystery and Love. 50
IX. The Curse of Millions. 56
X. The Heartbeats of Mr. Hogg. 61
XI. Gainsborough “Blue Boy.” 65
XII. Approaching a World of Mystery. 73
VIII. Travers Gladwin Gets a Thrill. 77
XIV. Thrill Begets Thrill. 83
XV. Heroism, Love and Something Else. 90
XVI. The Torment of Officer 666. 96
XVII. Travers Gladwin Is Considerably Jarred. 100
XVIII. Sadie Becomes a Conspirator. 106
XIX. Helen Leaves an Important Message. 112
XX. Michael Phelan to the Rescue. 118
XXI. Travers Gladwin Goes in Search of Himself. 127
XXII. A Millionaire Policeman on Patrol. 133
XXIII. Old Grim Barnes Gets a Thrill. 142
XXIV. Auntie Takes the Trail. 148
XXV. Phelan Meets His Uniform Again. 159
XXVI. Gladwin Meets Himself. 168
XXVII. Misadventures of Whitney Barnes. 179
XXVIII. An Instance of Epic Nerve. 187
XXIX. In Which the Hero Is Kept on the Hop. 192
XXX. Gladwin Comes out of His Shell. 202
XXXI. A Visit to the Exiled Phelan. 207
XXXII. In Which Bluff Is Trumps. 214
XXXIII. Bateato Summons Big Much Police. 222
XXXIV. Phelan Loses His Bribe. 228
XXXV. Bateato Keeps His Promise. 236
XXXVI. Repartee and a Revolver Muzzle. 247
XXXVII. Handcuffs and Love. 254
XXXVIII. Kearney Meets His Match. 262
XXXIX. Piling on Phelan’s Agony. 269
XL. Striking While the Iron Is Hot. 278
XLI. The Escape. 285
XLII. Michael Phelan’s Predicament. 291
XLIII. The Circumvention of Auntie. 298
XLIV. Miss Featherington’s Shattered Dream. 304
ILLUSTRATIONS
His gaze had wandered to the great chest, the lid of which was distinctly rising. Frontispiece
“Now here’s a cunning little line”, he pursued. “That shows something too.” 110
“Give me me uniform an’ let me git out of here.” 164
“He’s almost as madly in love with her as I am.” 282
The Publishers wish to acknowledge, with thanks, the permission to use some sketches of the H. C. Miner Lithographing Company in illustrating this book.
Officer 666