CONTENTSCHAPTERPAGEI.Kitty!1II.The Summons6III.Details17IV.Suicide?35V.At the Morgue52VI.Testimony63VII.Mrs. Parsons Has Callers79VIII.The Case of the Gila Monster94IX.Mrs. Parsons Asks Questions116X.Rumors127XI.I. O. U.139XII.A Word of Warning155XIII.Bribery169XIV.And Corruption185XV.Bound in Red Tape203XVI.A Startling Encounter215XVII.“K. B.”223XVIII.Elusive Clues239XIX.Suspicion252XX.The Feet of the Furtive260XXI.Mouchette, the Seven-Toed270XXII.Greed287