The Thinking Machine

by Jacques Futrelle

THE
THINKING MACHINE

Being a True and Complete Statement of Several Intricate
Mysteries which came under the Observation of
Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen
M.D., PH.D., LL.D., F.R.S. etc.

 

BY
JACQUES FUTRELLE

Author of "The Chase of The Golden Plate,"
"The Haunted Bell," etc., etc.

 

ILLUSTRATIONS BY
THE KINNEYS

 

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
1907

 

Copyright, 1905, 1906, by American Journal Examiner
Copyright, 1907, by Dodd, Mead & Co.

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By courtesy of William Randolph Hearst

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Published March, 1907

 

To

those two persons who made The Thinking Machine possible

J. L. E.,

who opened the way, and

L. M. F.,

who guided, advised and encouraged the hand that labored,

these tales are gratefully dedicated

 

CONTENTS

1. The Problem of Cell 13

   1

2. The Scarlet Thread

   57

3. The Man Who Was Lost

   106

4. The Great Auto Mystery

   152

5. The Flaming Phantom

   210

6. The Ralston Bank Burglary

   258

7. The Mystery of a Studio

   302

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. "Look out for a shot," warned the Thinking Machine, sharply

   Frontispiece

2. facing page

3. "Will you tell how you did it, or shall I?"

   96

4. Curtis looked again, then sank down on the couch beside the body

   164

5. "It is an outrage,"' she sobbed

   276