VIII. AN INTERVIEW WITH SULLIVAN 57 IX. EVERYTHING BUT THE FACTS 64 X. THREATS AGAINST LARRY 73 XI. A MISSING MILLIONAIRE 81 XII. A BRAVE GIRL 88 XIII. WHERE IS HE? 94 XIV. IN THE TENEMENT HOUSE 100 XV. LARRY'S SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 109 XVI. SULLIVAN'S QUEER ACCUSATION 118 XVII. GRACE GETS A LETTER 125 XVIII. LARRY IS BAFFLED 138 XIX. GRACE ON THE TRAIL 148 XX. LARRY GETS A SCARE 156 XXI. TRACING RETTO 167 XXII. GRACE IS SUSPICIOUS 174 XXIII. CAPTAIN TANTRELLA ARRIVES 180 XXIV. RETTO IS CAUGHT 186 XXV. IN THE HOSPITAL 192 XXVI. A NEW CLUE 200 XXVII. THE DETECTIVE'S THEORY 208 XXVIII. A TERRIBLE MISTAKE 214 XXIX. IN HIS ENEMIES' POWER 222 XXX. MR. POTTER IS FOUND--CONCLUSION 229 LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH CHAPTER I THE WRECK Into the city room of the New York _Leader_ hurried Mr. Whiggen, the telegraph editor. In his hand was a slip of paper, containing a few typewritten words. Mr. Whiggen laid it on the desk of Bruce Emberg, the city editor. "Just came in over our special wire," said Mr. Whiggen. "Looks as if it might be a bad wreck. That's a dangerous coast. I thought you might like to send one of your men down to cover it." "Thanks," replied the city editor. "I will. Let's see," and, while he read the message, a score of reporters in the room looked up to see what had caused the telegraph editor to come in with such a rush. This is what Mr. Emberg read from the slip Mr. Whiggen handed him: "BULLETIN.--S.S. _Olivia_ ashore off Seven Mile Beach, on sand bar. Big steerage list, some cabin passengers--fruit cargo. Ship badly listed, but may get off at high tide. If not, liable to break up in storm. Passengers safe yet.--ASSOCIATED PRESS." There followed a brief description of the vessel, compiled from the maritime register, giving her tonnage, size, and when built. "Um," remarked Mr. Emberg when he had read the short message, which was what newspaper men call a "flash" or bulletin, intended to notify the journals of the barest facts of the story. "This looks as if it would amount to something. I'll send a man down. Have we any one there?" "We've got a man in Ocean City," replied the telegraph editor, "but I'm afraid I can't reach him. Have to depend on the Associated Press until we can get some one down." "All right, I'll send right away."