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Excerpt from The High HandMark to the child, laid his watch upon the an vil beneath the great hammer and nodded to Jim Warren. The hammer descended once. Mr. Chase picked up the watch and handed it to the girl. Its crystal was crushed to a pow der. The girl held it to her ear for an instant, then laughed delightedly and placed her own watch, a tiny, fragile trinket, upon the anvil. Again the hammer fell. Jim Warren had never forgotten the expr...

Excerpt from My Lady's GarterNow one may translate that a dozen ways Evil to him who evil thinks, or Shame be upon him who thinks ill of it. Anyway.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original f...

Excerpt from The Diamond MasterAt length, as he stared at it fascinated, he remembered that he didn't know its owner, and for the second time he examined the wrap pings, the box inside and out, and finally he lifted out the lower layer of cotton, seeking a fugitive card or mark of some sort. Surely the owner of so valuable a stone would not be so careless as to send it this way, through the mail - unregistered - without some method of identifi...

Excerpt from My Lady's GarterAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as ...

Nel 1907 May Putrelle presentò alla Associated Sunday Newspapers, che realizzava supplementi domenicali per vari quotidiani, una storia di fantasmi dal titolo "The Grinning God". Fu accettata, ma il responsabile della redazione suggerì che fosse seguita da un altro racconto, questa volta scritto dal marito Jacques Putrelle - autore già allora di grande successo - nel quale veniva fornita la spiegazione razionale degli eventi soprannaturali da ...

Excerpt from Elusive IsabelUst as it is one man's business to manu facture watches, and another man's busi ness to peddle shoe-strings, so it was Mr.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original ...

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Excerpt from The Simple Case of Susan This was Susan. Perhaps the stately Mrs. Wetmore described her more tersely when she said she was feather headed. Be that as it may, Susan was Susan - irrevocably, everlastingly, and eternally Susan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Boo...

Excerpt from The Chase of the Golden Plate Ahl exclaimed the Cardinal. There are four gentlemen whom I know well. Mary Queen of Scots, Pocahontas, the Sultan of Turkey, and Mr. Micawber chatted amicably together in one language. Behind them came a figure which immediately arrested attention. It was a Burglar, with dark lantern in one hand and revolver in the other. A black mask was drawn down to his lips, a slouch hat shaded his eyes, and a ...

Excerpt from My Lady's Garter Hamilton. Skeets corrected mildly. What in - l You can't - l Was ever a. Men - l Why, in the name - l John. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original forma...

Lock me in any cell in any prison anywhere at any time, wearing only normal clothes and I?ll escape in a week.?? For Professor Van Dusen, otherwise known as ?The Thinking Machine?, nothing is impossible. Logic is his passion. One hour later he finds himself locked up in Chisholm prison and has to use all his mental resources to find the solution to the problem. Informational Sections: Other Prison Stories Futrelle's Death on the Titanic

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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from e...

Jacques Heath Futrelle (1875-1912) was an American mystery writer, whose books featured his sleuth Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, aka "The Thinking Machine." He died on board the RMS Titanic, and "My Lady's Garter" was published posthumously.

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from e...