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MURDER MYSTERIOUS Melun's glance down the ranks of the men satisfied him that he had things well in hand. The bullet-headed man was shifting about on his seat, and Crow sat with a pasty face, tw…
THE PRIME MINISTER IS COMPROMISED Horrified though he was, Westerham made no sign. He had stood in the presence of death before, and he had faced it in more dreadful forms, though it is true he had n…
THE GAMING-HOUSE Westerham turned the note about and about in his fingers in the futile attempt to extract some further information from it. He realised, of course, that the note boded a new move. Ha…
LADY KATHLEEN'S MISSION In spite of Mme. Estelle's declaration that he should see Lady Kathleen that night, and in spite of the conviction that Madame spoke the truth, Westerham, strange to…
BY ORDER OF THE CZAR Swift as the cab was, Westerham only caught the boat-train by a minute, and at that without a ticket. He had then two hours for calm reflection, and to some extent self-reproach.…
STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!” Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement. Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed. She saw that Westerham&…
MELODRAMA AT TRANT HALL When Lady Kathleen bade good-bye to Westerham she drove first to Downing Street, where she met her father. Together they travelled down to Trant Hall, and on the way Kathleen …
AT THE EMPIRE The better to show his contempt for the people whom he was robbing, Melun had put away his revolver. This little piece of play-acting cost him dear. As he saw Westerham coming down the …
THE CAPTURE OF LADY KATHLEEN It was for very excellent reasons that Melun had not driven up to St. John's Wood to fetch Mme. Estelle to the Empire; and his caution in other matters thus saved hi…
THE FARM ON THE HILL For a while Kathleen was too bewildered to say anything, but soon one ugly fact stood out hard and convincing. She had been betrayed. Slowly she gathered all her mental resources…
