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The fatal candle flickered as its heat caused the fragile balloon to expand.

THE CRYSTAL CLAW
BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX AUTHOR OF “MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO,” “THE VOICE FROM THE VOID,” ETC.
Frontispiece by GEORGE W. GAGE
NEW YORK THE MACAULAY COMPANY
Copyright, 1924 By THE MACAULAY COMPANY Printed in the United States of America