13. A Promising Clue
14. A Mystifying Discovery
15. Inspector Willis Listens In
16. The Secret of the Syndicate
17. "Archer Plants Stuff"
18. The Bordeaux Lorries
19. Willis Spreads His Net
20. The Double Cross






CHAPTER I

THE SAWMILL ON THE LESQUE

Seymour Merriman was tired; tired of the jolting saddle of his motor
bicycle, of the cramped position of his arms, of the chug of the
engine, and most of all, of the dreary, barren country through which
he was riding. Early that morning he had left Pau, and with the
exception of an hour and a half at Bayonne, where he had lunched and
paid a short business call, he had been at it ever since. It was now
after five o'clock, and the last post he had noticed showed him he
was still twenty-six kilometers from Bordeaux, where he intended to
spend the night.

"This confounded road has no end," he thought. "I really must
stretch my legs a bit."