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The Burglar’s Fate and the Detectives

by Allan Pinkerton

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Geneva — The Robbery — Search for the Burglars — My Age…
  3. 3Chapter II — The Investigation Begun…
  4. 4Chapter III — An Interview With Miss Patton — Important Revelations…
  5. 5Chapter IV — The Work Progresses — Eugene Pearson’s Early Life — On…
  6. 6Chapter V — New Developments — Tidings of Newton Edwards — Suspicio…
  7. 7Chapter VI — The Detective at Woodford — An Interview With the Disc…
  8. 8Chapter VII — A Fire and a Talkative Fireman — Mrs. Edwards Receive…
  9. 9Chapter VIII — A Plan to Intercept Correspondence — Edwards Fully I…
  10. 10Chapter IX — Waiting and Watching — Two Letters — Newton Edwards’ H…
  11. 11Chapter X — The Burglar Tracked to His Lair — The Old Stage Driver…
  12. 12Chapter XI — Newton Edwards Brought Back to Chicago — Attempt to In…
  13. 13Chapter XII — The Confession of Newton Edwards — The Foul Plot Full…
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Edwards Taken to Geneva — The Arrest of Eugene Pears…
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Proceedings at Geneva — Speculations as to the Missin…
  16. 16Chapter XV — On the Track of the Fleeing Burglar — Duncan’s Home —…
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Bob King Meets With a Surprise — His Story of Duncan’…
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Manning Strikes the Trail — An Accommodating Tailor…
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — The Detective at Bismarck — Further Traces of the F…
  20. 20Chapter XIX — From Bismarck to Bozeman — The Trail Growing Warmer —…
  21. 21Chapter XX — The Stage Driver’s Story
  22. 22Chapter XXI — False Information Which Nearly Proves Fatal — A Night…
  23. 23Chapter XXII — In Helena — A Fruitless Quest — Jerry Taylor’s Bagni…
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — The Long Trail Ended — Duncan Traced to His Lair —…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — The Burglar Returns to Chicago — Revelations by the…
  26. 26Chapter XXV — The Mystery of the Missing Five Thousand Dollars Solv…
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — Conclusion — Retribution

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