THE BEST NOVELS BY FERGUS HUME
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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab The Sealed Message The Sacred Herb Claude Duval of Ninety-five The Rainbow Feather The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Yellow Holly The Red Window The Mandarin's Fan The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent Lady Jim of Curzon Street
The Sacred Herb
BY
FERGUS HUME
AUTHOR OF "Lady Jim of Curzon Street," "The Rainbow Feather," "The Opal Serpent," "A Coin of Edward VII," "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," etc.
G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
Copyright, 1908 By G. W. DILLINGHAM CO.
The Sacred Herb Issued Jan., 1908
CONTENTS
CHAPTER.
I. The Latest Sensation
II. The Trial
III. The Paper-Cutter
IV. Evidence for the Prosecution
V. Mrs. Rover's Masked Ball
VI. A Startling Discovery
VII. Shepworth Explains
VIII. A Private Explanation
IX. Dr. Horace
X. The Verdict
XI. Dr. Horace's Warning
XII. Mrs. Dolly Rover
XIII. Lanwin Grange
XIV. Mrs. Blexey's Opinion
XV. Jadby plays a Card
XVI. Dr. Horace Intervenes
XVII. The Old, Old Story
XVIII. The Power of the Herb
XIX. Circumstantial Evidence
XX. Mr. Rover Explains
XXI. A Possible Scandal
XXII. The Unexpected
XXIII. Helpless
XXIV. The Beginning of the End
XXV. Explanations
XXVI. A Confession
XXVII. All's well that ends well