Front matter
Reading edition
by
PATRICK LEYTON
MYSTERY LIBRARY
WORLD LIBRARY GUILD NEW YORK
Reprinted in the United States by special arrangement with the English Publishers
Copyright, MCMXXIX, by THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
Printed in the United States of America by THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO
Contents
I. A Tragedy Recalled II. Ardenmore III. The Scrap of Paper IV. A Light in the Tower V. Smugglers? VI. A Friend in Need VII. A Talk with Inspector Mackay VIII. The Message in the Papers IX. An Engaging Young Criminal X. A Telegram from Bessington XI. Suspicions XII. Richard Bessington on the Scene XIII. The Bargain XIV. The Secret of the Clock XV. The Smugglers' Cache XVI. Betty MacIvor's Postal Service XVII. A Keen Ally XVIII. The Coming of Antoine Dubosc XIX. A Very Treacherous Villain XX. Alec Crosby Makes Good XXI. The Reason Why XXII. The Beginning of a Journey XXIII. Two Shots XXIV. The End of a Journey
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