"First printing November, 1942." Contents: The cat's milk. The bicycle lamp. The face in the picture. The quiet lady. The picnic. The furnished cottage. The young doctor. The long barrow. The only son. The magic stone. The Ascot tragedy. The unknown murderer. All the stories are drawn from the early Fortune collections: Mr. Fortune's Practice (1923), Mr. Fortune's Trials (1925), Mr. Fortune, Please (1928), Mr. Fortune Speaking (1929), and Mr Fortune Explains (1930).