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Then, just in the nick of time, he turned to meet the driver of the cart. There was no chance of repeating his former tactics, for the sheer weight of the latter's rush had brought him into close quarters, and the next instant they were swaying up and down clutched in each other's arms.
The Lady from Long Acre
By
Victor Bridges
Author of "A Rogue by Compulsion," "The Man from Nowhere," "Jetsam"
Illustrated by Ray Rohn
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1919
Copyright, 1919 BY VICTOR BRIDGES
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I.—"Tiger" Bugg Versus "Lightning" Lopez II.—The Morals of Molly III.—Two Yellow-Faced Foreigners IV.—Like a Fairy Story V.—The Leniency of Justice VI.—Pricing an Heirloom VII.—Bugg's Strategy VIII.—Affairs in Livadia IX.—A Run-Away Queen X.—The Royal Enterprise XI.—The Baited Trap XII.—Molly Becomes an Ally XIII.—A Move by the Enemy XIV.—A Disturbance in Hampstead XV.—Impending Events XVI.—An Artistic Forgery XVII.—A Decoy Message XVIII.—The Royal Pass XIX.—Jimmy Dale XX.—Counterplotting XXI.—The Solution XXII.—Getting Access to Isabel XXIII.—Kidnapping the Bride XXIV.—Making Sure of Isabel
ILLUSTRATIONS
Just in the Nick of Time he Turned to Meet the Driver of the Car . . . . . . Frontispiece
Tony Sent the Fellow Staggering Back to the Edge of the Pavement
"I am so Sorry to have Kept you Waiting," Said Tony
"And do you Mean to Say," he Remarked, "that you really Waste this on Dramatic Critics?"
His Gaze finally Came to Rest on the Barrel of the Mauser Pistol
"I will Tell you the Whole Story if you Like, Aunt Fanny"
The Lady from Long Acre