Front matter
Reading edition
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THE MEREDITH MYSTERY
“Give me that key!”
THE MEREDITH MYSTERY
By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN
Author of “The Cat’s Paw,” “The Unseen Ear,” “The Red Seal,”
“I Spy,” “The Moving Finger,” etc.
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York
Published by arrangement with D. Appleton & Company
Printed in U. S. A.
COPYRIGHT, 1923
BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1922, 1923, by Street and Smith
Printed in the United States of America
TO
MARIE LOUGHBOROUGH CHAMBERLAIN
A kind tender heart, and a true loving friend
Are God’s best gifts—from beginning to end.
CONTENTS
I THE TEMPTATION
II THE SCENTED HANDKERCHIEF
III A QUESTION OF COLOR
IV RUFFLES
V THE INQUEST
VI TESTIMONY
VII SUSPICION
VIII THE PLEDGE
IX TWO PIECES OF STRING
X THE SOLITARY INITIAL
XI THE HAND ON THE COUNTERPANE
XII MURDER
XIII PRELIMINARY SKIRMISHING
XIV THE DUPLICATE KEY
XV AT THE FORK OF THE ROAD
XVI A CRY IN THE NIGHT
XVII UNDER LOCK AND KEY
XVIII THE POLICE WARRANT
XIX OUT OF THE MAZE
THE MEREDITH MYSTERY