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Knots Untied

by George S. McWatters

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Publishers’ Introduction
  3. 3Biographical Notes
  4. 4The Organ-Grinders
  5. 5Mack and the Veteran
  6. 6Lost in the Streets
  7. 7Among the “Sharks”
  8. 8A Smart Young Man
  9. 9A Suspected California Murderer
  10. 10Extensive Counterfeiting
  11. 11The Gambler’s Wax Finger
  12. 12Lottery Ticket, No. 1710
  13. 13Lewellyn Payne and the Counterfeiters
  14. 14The Genealogical Swindlers
  15. 15Hattie Newberry, the Vermont Beauty
  16. 16About Bogus Lotteries
  17. 17The Borrowed Diamond Ring
  18. 18The Mystery at No. 89 — Street, New York
  19. 19The Sorceress’ Trick, and How She Was Caught
  20. 20The Dishonest Clerk, and the Fatal Slip of Paper
  21. 21The Thousand Dollar Lesson
  22. 22The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
  23. 23A Forced-Marriage Scheme Defeated
  24. 24The Marked Bills
  25. 25The Cool-Blooded Gold Robber, and the Way He Was Tracked
  26. 26$1,250,000, or the Private Mark
  27. 27William Roberts and His Forgeries
  28. 28Old Mr. Alvord’s Last Will
  29. 29The Confidential Clerk
  30. 30The Peculiar Advertisements
  31. 31Colonel Novena, the Prince of Confidence Men
  32. 32Circumstantial Evidence: A Knot Still Untied
  33. 33The Counterfeit Money Speculators
  34. 34The Detective System

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