Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 432

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This pulp serial installment, "Three Against One" by Charles Morris, features detective John Logan from Pinkerton's Agency, nicknamed "Invincible Logan." At a fashionable society party in wealthy broker Silas Middleton's Manhattan mansion, something serious occurs—initially unspecified to the reader. Logan is summoned to investigate while Middleton struggles to maintain secrecy. Rumors spread among party guests: Middleton's wife's death, a robbery from his safe, wheat market losses totaling a million dollars, and a shipwreck. Logan observes the young men present, including Middleton's nephew Will Emory and the dissipated George Duncan, assessing their characters while gathering names of those who left during the incident. The narrative follows Logan's methodical investigation methods. Two weeks later, continued mysterious visits plague Middleton's household as his depression deepens, and Will becomes suspicious of concealed troubles. The serial concludes with young men gathering at a club to discuss the ongoing mystery.