XXIV. CLAY LAYS DOWN THE LAW
XXV. JOHNNIE SAYS HE IS MUCH OBLIGED
XXVI. A LOCKED GATE
XXVII. "NO VIOLENCE"
XXVIII. IN BAD
XXIX. BAD NEWS
XXX. BEE MAKES A MORNING CALL
XXXI. INTO THE HANDS OF HIS ENEMY
XXXII. MR. LINDSAY RECEIVES
XXXIII. BROMFIELD MAKES AN OFFER
XXXIV. BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES
XXXV. TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR
XXXVI. A BOOMERANG
XXXVII. ON THE CARPET
XXXVIII. A CONVERSATION ABOUT STOCK
XXXIX. IN CENTRAL PARK
XL. CLAY PLAYS SECOND FIDDLE
XLI. THE NEW DAY




THE BIG-TOWN ROUND-UP


FOREWORD

The driver of the big car throttled down. Since he had swung away from
the dusty road to follow a wagon track across the desert, the
speedometer had registered many miles. His eyes searched the ground in