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“I THINK YOU MUST ANSWER, MISS STUART,” SAID STONE, GENTLY
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THE CURVED
BLADES
By CAROLYN WELLS
Author of “A Chain of Evidence,” “The Gold Bag,” “The Clue,” “The White Alley,” Etc.
WITH A FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR BY
GAYLE HOSKINS
PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1916
COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY FRANK A. MUNSEY COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY, 1916
PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS
PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A.
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I. Miss Lucy Carrington 7
- II. A Clash of Tongues 21
- III. The Tragedy 36
- IV. A Paper Snake 49
- V. A Man’s Glove 61
- VI. A Neighbor’s Call 75
- VII. The Inquest 90
- VIII. Anita’s Story 104
- IX. Further Testimony 117
- X. Bizarre Clues 130
- XI. Fleming Stone 144
- XII. Estelle’s Story 156
- XIII. Bates, the Burglar 169
- XIV. Who Gave the Poison 182
- XV. Pauline’s Purchase 195
- XVI. ...