Transcriber’s Notes
Reading edition
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. grandstand/grand-stand, weathercock/weather-cock/weather cock, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Add ToC.
Abandon the use of drop-caps.
Fix some quotation mark pairings/nestings.
[Chapter I]
Change “some one o’ these days them bugs ’ll wiggle” to bugs’ll.
[Chapter II]
“almost at his heels,—never-the less, and this is the crux” to nevertheless.
[Chapter III]
(“Keerful how you light a match” cautioned the prosecutor.) add a comma after match.
“I can’t stop it, ’cause I aint’ got no idee where it is” to ain’t.
“and endeavored to paw Cassopeia from the zenith” to Cassiopeia.
“there persisted in Mr. Tutts perfervid, but fast fading, consciousness” to Tutt’s.
“delivered upon the one o’clock train for Pottsvile” to Pottsville.
“Come at once, bringing Bonnie Doon and four detectives” to bring.
[Chapter IV]
“who was nochalantly sitting on an empty lemon crate smoking” to nonchalantly.
(“Well?” whispered Mr. Tutt) add a period to the sentence.
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