Chapter XVII. 
Manning Strikes the Trail—­An Accommodating Tailor—­Temporary
Disappointment and final Success—­The Detective reaches Minneapolis 224

Chapter XVIII. 
The Detective at Bismarck—­Further Traces of the Fugitive
A Protracted Orgie—­A Jewish Friend of the Burglar in Trouble 241

Chapter XIX. 
From Bismarck to Bozeman—­The trail Growing Warmer—­Duncan Buys a
Pony—­A long Stage Ride 254

CHAPTER XX.  The Stage Driver’s Story 266

Chapter XXI. 
False Information which nearly Proves Fatal—­A Night Ride to
Helena—­Dangers by the Wayside 280

Chapter XXII. 
In Helena—­A Fruitless Quest—­Jerry Taylor’s Bagnio—­Reliable
Tidings—­A Midnight Ride—­Arrival at Butte City 293

Chapter XXIII. 
The Long Trail Ended—­Duncan Traced to his Lair—­Caught at last
The Escaping Burglar a prisoner 306

Chapter XXIV. 
The Burglar Returns to Chicago—­Revelations by the Way
The Missing Five Thousand Dollars 319

Chapter XXV. 
The Mystery of the Missing Five Thousand Dollars Solved at Last
The Money Recovered—­Duncan at Geneva 328

CHAPTER XXVI.  Conclusion—­Retribution 337

THE BURGLAR’S FATE AND THE DETECTIVES.

CHAPTER I.

Geneva—­The Robbery—­Search for the Burglars—­My Agency Notified.

Geneva is one of the prettiest and most thriving little towns in the west.  Situated, as it is, in the midst of one of the finest agricultural districts in the country, its growth has been rapid beyond expectation, while its social progress has been almost phenomenal.  Stretching for miles in all directions, over a country beautifully interspersed with gentle elevations and depressions, lie the well-cultivated farms of the honest tillers of the soil.  The farm-houses, which nestle down beneath the tall trees, present an appearance of comfort and beauty rarely witnessed, while the commodious and substantial out-buildings evince the thorough neatness of systematic husbandry.  Standing upon a high knoll, and gazing over the scene upon a bright sunny morning, the eye lights upon a panorama of rustic splendor that delights the vision and entrances the senses.  The vast fields, with their varied crops, give indications of a sure financial return which the gathered harvests unfailingly justify, and the rural population of Geneva are, in the main, a community of honest, independent people, who have cheerfully toiled for the honest competence they so fully enjoy.