OFFICER 666

BARTON W. CURRIE & AUGUSTIN McHUGH

NEW YORK

A. L. BURT COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

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.

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