Against Odds

CONTENTS.CHAPTER PAGEI. 'CHICARGO GITS MY MONEY'1II. 'I TOLD MY TALE OF WOE'12III. A CONUNDRUM25IV. 'I CAN'T MAKE MYSELF LIKE HIM'35V. 'IT'S ALL A MIRACLE'44VI. 'A CRIMINAL HUNT'54VII. 'IT WAS GREENBACK BOB'63VIII. 'STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER'75IX. IN DISGUISE82X. CARL MASTERS92XI. 'I DISLIKE A MYSTERY'101XII. 'MORE DANGEROUS THAN HATE'111XIII. FACE TO FACE WITH DELBRAS122XIV. MISSING—CARTE BLANCHE131XV. THE KING OF CONFIDENCE MEN142XVI. THAT LITTLE DECOY150XVII. 'THOSE TWO WOMEN'155XVIII. 'IF YOU'LL FIND ONE, I'LL FIND THE OTHER'166XIX. 'STRANGE! MISTAKEN! HEARTLESS!'172XX. 'WE MUST UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'178XXI. 'LET ME LAUGH!'191XXII. 'THERE IS DANGER—NEAR!'202XXIII. 'YOU ARE SUFFERING IN MY STEAD'215XXIV. 'IT IS OUR FIRST CLUE'222XXV. 'IT'S A SNARE'228XXVI. A COLUMBIAN GUARD234XXVII. 'I'D SWEAR TO THEM HANDS ANYWHERE'238XXVIII. 'NOW DOWN!'249XXIX. 'FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!'257XXX. 'IT SHALL NOT BE ALL SUSPENSE'263XXXI. SIR CARROLL RAE267XXXII. FOUND DEAD272XXXIII. 'A MERCYFUL DISPENSAYSHUN