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The Social Gangster
by Arthur B. Reeve
The Craig Kennedy Series
HARPER BROTHERS-PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LOMDON
THE SOCIAL GANGSTBR
Copyright. 1916, by HARPER & BROTHERS
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
I. THE SOCIAL GANGSTER
II. THE CABARET ROUGE
III. THE FOX HUNT
IV. THE TANGO THIEF
V. THE "THE DANSANT"
VI. THE SERUM DIAGNOSIS
VII. THE DIAMOND QUEEN
VIII. THE ANESTHETIC VAPORIZER
IX. THE TWILIGHT SLEEP
X. THE SIXTH SENSE
XI. THE INFERNAL MACHINES
XII. THE SUBMARINE BELL
XIII. THE SUPER-TOXIN
XIV. THE SECRET AGENTS
XV. THE GERM OF ANTHRAX
XVI. THE SLEEPMAKER
XVII. THE INTER-URBAN HANDICAP
XVIII. THE TOXIN OF FATIGUE
XIX. THE X-RAY DETECTIVE
XX. THE MECHANICAL CONNOISSEUR
XXI. THE RADIOGRAPH WITNESS
XXII. THE ABSOLUTE ZERO
XXIII. THE VACUUM BOTTLE
XXIV. THE SOLAR PLEXUS
XXV. THE DEMON ENGINE
XXVI. THE ELECTROLYSIS CLEW
XXVII. THE PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE
XXVIII. THE CANCER HOUSE
XXIX. THE QUACK DOCTORS
XXX. THE FILTERABLE VIRUS
XXXI. THE VOODOO MYSTERY
XXXII. THE FLUORISCINE TEST
XXXIII. THE RESPIRATION CALORIMETER
XXXIV. THE EVIL EYE
XXXV. THE BURIED TREASURE
XXXVI. THE WEED OF MADNESS
CHAPTER I
THE SOCIAL GANGSTER
"I'M so worried over Gloria, Professor Kennedy, that I hardly know what I'm doing."
Mrs. Bradford Bracke