BY
JAMES M’LEVY,
EDINBURGH POLICE DETECTIVE STAFF,
EDINBURGH:
WILLIAM KAY, 5 BANK STREET.
LONDON: GEORGE VICKERS, 172 STRAND.
M.DCCC.LXI,

PREFACE BY THE EDITOR

MEMOIR OF JAMES M’LEVY

THE CONJUROR, 1
THE HAPPY LAND, 13
THE HANDCUFFS, 22
THE RED RIBBONS, 34
THE HOLY LAND, 41
THE PEWTER SPOON, 54
LONG LOOKED-FOR, COME AT LAST, …. 64
THE SWAN, 75
THE TOPCOATS, • 86
THE BELFAST KEY, 102
THE DEAD CHILD’S LEG, 116
THE ASH-BACKET, 132
THE JEWEL-BOX, 142
THE PADLOCK, 148
THE BOOTS, 157
THE BLOOD-STAINED MOLESKIN,163
HE BROKERS SECRET,175
THE WHISPER, 186
THE LAUGH, 199
THE BREATHING, 208
THE URCHIN, 214
THE PIRATES, 223
THE LOOK-OUT, 234
THE LETTER, 244
DECISION, 256
NIEVIE, NIEVIE, NICK-NACK, 262
THE JOSTLE, 273
THE HAY-SEEDS, 290

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