Chapter I: Front Matter

Black Star's Campaign

A DETECTIVE STORY

By JOHNSTON McCULLEY

Author of "John Standon of Texas," "Black Star."

CHELSEA HOUSE
79 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY

Black Star's Campaign

Copyright, 1919 by STREET & SMITH

(Printed in the United States of America)

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign
languages, including the Scandinavian.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. NEWS FOR THE SHERIFF 11

II. A SHOCK FOR THE CITY 17

III. THE NEW HEADQUARTERS 26

IV. OVER THE TELEPHONE 36

V. TRAILED 47

VI. WHAT KOWEN FOUND 56

VII. VERBECK INVESTIGATES 63

VIII. MYSTERY AND AN ALARM 71

IX. ORDERS AND LETTERS 78

X. A DOUBLE CRIME 85

XI. MORE MYSTERY 94

XII. ANOTHER TELEPHONE CALL 101

XIII. INSIDE THE MUSEUM 107

XIV. MISSING MASTERPIECES 116

XV. SOME FISHERMEN 124

XVI. HOT BREAD 132

XVII. MUGGS SEES HIS MAN 141

XVIII. MUGGS MEETS DISASTER 147

XIX. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 155

XX. ON THE TRAIL 163

XXI. A TENSE MOMENT 172

XXII. ON THE ROOF 183

XXIII. MUGGS GIVES A TIP 192

XXIV. ON THE TRAIL 202

XXV. END OF THE TRAIL 209

XXVI. THE BIG BLOW 218

XXVII. MUGGS TAKES A CHANCE 227

XXVIII. THE ALARM 235

XXIX. CAUGHT IN THE NET 244

XXX. MUGGS ARRIVES 249

XXXI. AN EMPTY NET 250

XXXII. THE LETTER 254

BLACK STAR'S CAMPAIGN