Slightly connected detective stories which are developed in a rather unusual way. The solutions are logical and less miraculous than those of Sherlock Holmes. Will not have the popular appeal of many other mystery stories, but will be liked by Post admirers.Contents: The thing on the hearth — The reward — The lost lady — The cambered foot — The man in the green hat — The wrong sign — The fortune teller — The hole in the mahogany panel — The end of the road — The last adventure — American horses — The spread rails — The pumpkin coach — The yellow flower — A satire of the sea — The house by the loch.