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id: 26651
title: The Flaming Jewel
author: Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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  "Young man," said Darragh, "I''m close enough to Quintana to give _you_ Trooper Lannis said to Trooper Stormont: "That''s Mike Clinch''s clearing. "Jack," he said, "I want you to get Clinch right, and I''m going to tell "Trooper Stormont, Mr. Clinch," said Lannis in his genial way. As they started to ride away, Lannis said to Clinch, who stood on the "Say, young fella," said Clinch in his soft, agreeable way, "you want to Smith, always trying to keep Clinch and Quintana''s men in view, took no "Clinch," said Smith unsteadily, "if you kill me now you''re as good as Clinch called across to Smith: "Hey, Hal, g''wan up and set with Eve a "I want that packet you picked up on Clinch''s veranda," said Hal Smith. Smith poked Leverett with his rifle: "Tune up," he said; "tell Clinch Smith said slowly: "If Quintana is marching on Clinch''s he''s marching "Quintana came back," said Stormont.


id: 30853
title: Mrs. Raffles: Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman
author: Bangs, John Kendrick
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  "You are the same loquacious old Bunny that you used to be," said Mrs. Raffles, sharply, yet with a touch of affection in her voice. "Well, Bunny," said Henriette, "you are very clever at times, but do be "Well, Bunny," said Henriette, breathlessly, two hours later when her "Excuse me, Henriette," said I one morning, after I had been in Mrs. Van "Now, Bunny," said Mrs. Van Raffles on the morning of his arrival, "all "And now for the grand coup, Bunny," said Mrs. Van Raffles, when I had "That''s because you are a man, Bunny," said Henriette. "_Two_ hundred thousand dollars, Bunny?" cried Henriette when I handed "Mrs. Van Raffles went to New York Wednesday evening," said I, "and has "Oh, but Mrs. Shadd--I have it here," said Henriette, opening her purse "Mrs. Innitt, though--I envy her," said Henriette; "that is, in a way.


id: 10496
title: Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf''s Daughter
author: Vance, Louis Joseph
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  Without looking, Lanyard felt that Prince Victor''s stare had again shifted A strange environment (Sofia thought) for an adventurer like the Lone Wolf. know, he sought to escape them by bending his lips to Sofia''s hands. "Well," said Karslake with a little laugh that to Sofia sounded empty, "at She thought a great deal of the strange man who had talked with young Mr. Karslake, and wondered about him. herself a man who looked like Michael Lanyard sounded, and wishing (no with an inscrutable smile, Prince Victor took the girl in his arms again "Be good enough to conduct her to it." Again Prince Victor kissed Sofia''s Sofia opened her lips to protest, but delayed to study Karslake''s face his chair, turning to Victor a livid face in which his dark eyes of a "Believe me, little Sofia"--Victor put out a hand to hers, and held her


id: 9779
title: The Black Bag
author: Vance, Louis Joseph
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  Kirkwood''s brain comprehended little that his eyes perceived; his thoughts up, Kirkwood''s very good friend--and his only one then in London--Mr. Brentwick looked and was an English gentleman. "Good-by, Mr. Calendar." A smile twitched the corners of Kirkwood''s To the girl, watching her face covertly, Kirkwood turned for clue to the am sure Dorothy will come in to wait, if I ask her," she told Kirkwood in a Calendar helped her in and turned back to Kirkwood with a look of arch frequent street-lights, Kirkwood could see that the eyes of Mrs. Hallam "Thank you," said Kirkwood; and, turning to the man, "Your boat?" he asked Kirkwood dropped the flap and turned back to find the girl''s wide eyes occupied by Kirkwood and Dorothy Calendar, his eyes encountered the young The girl paused, lifting to Kirkwood''s face her eyes, clear, fearless, "Miss Calendar," said Kirkwood from his heart, "just as soon as I get you


id: 9908
title: The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf
author: Vance, Louis Joseph
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  Lanyard''s hand, that rested on the table, clenched and whitened beneath its Lanyard, in no way surprised to recognise the voice of Miss Cecelia Brooke, Lanyard, lifting the lieutenant''s head and heavy torso, helped turn him "Mr. Lanyard," he said--"Monsieur Duchemin, that is--a valuable paper has Lanyard mustered enough strength to look the man squarely in the eye. mentality masked by that rat-like face, Lanyard waited with a hand covertly A right-handed man, he turned, as Lanyard had foreseen, to the right, and Blensop passed Lanyard''s chair, unlatched and opened the window and stood In spite of all he could do Lanyard saw the man work away from the wall and In those days New York nights were long; this was still young when Lanyard The Brooke girl caught Lanyard''s eye, her lips moved. Well, Monsieur Duchemin-Lanyard-Ember, to a man up a tree this looks The door opening to admit Colonel Stanistreet, Lanyard rose.


id: 8931
title: The Gem Collector
author: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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  "Don''t mention it, Spike," said Jimmy. "Poor old Spike," said Jimmy, "you''ve had bad luck, haven''t you?" "As a matter of fact," said Jimmy, "it''s just possible that we shall "This is my friend Pitt, uncle," said Spennie, presenting Jimmy with a "By the way, Jimmy," said Molly, as they went down the hill. "So you''re Spennie''s friend," said Mr. Wesson, "the man who''s going to "Jimmy''s an old friend," said Molly. "I say," said Jimmy, as they moved away, "who is that fellow Wesson?" "Run along, Spike!" said Jimmy. "Would you mind letting my man pass?" said Jimmy. "Well, come down to the water, and have a look at it," said Jimmy. "It does look nice, Jimmy, doesn''t it?" said Molly, placing a foot on "The man who lays a hand upon a woman," said Jimmy, paddling strongly, "Look here, Spennie," he said, "I want to marry Miss McEachern." "Well, Spike," said Jimmy.


id: 9378
title: The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
author: Vance, Louis Joseph
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  and Lanyard noticed, or fancied, that the man from Scotland Yard turned Mademoiselle Bannon--with your permission--my friend, Monsieur Lanyard. Five minutes later Lanyard picked the common lock of a door opening "My dear Count," Lanyard said, turning to De Morbihan, "do me the Lanyard saw the car round the corner before turning to the entrance of "Good night, monsieur," Lanyard cut short the old man''s garrulity; and Lanyard and the girl little aid as they picked their way cautiously, "As far as I know, I never heard of him before," Lanyard said "I''m afraid," Lanyard said, after a time--"I''m afraid I know what you entered Lanyard''s mind to think this woman beautiful until that moment. hadn''t heard, Lanyard threw the door wide and swung out, turning For the first time since leaving the girl Lanyard relaxed his vigilant Her face, turned toward Lanyard, seemed wan in the half light, but


id: 10327
title: Alias the Lone Wolf
author: Vance, Louis Joseph
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  Their hands fell apart, and Monsieur Duchemin proceeded to do away his "But if Monsieur Duchemin would be good enough," Madame de Sévénié "Monsieur Monk?" Lanyard opened his eyes wide. Yet one thing more Lanyard knew: that Liane suspected him of knowing After a moment Lanyard laughed a little, caught up her hand, patted it looking to neither right nor left, turned away from Lanyard and trudged Liane Delorme instinctively obeyed, and the woman whom Lanyard had seen Lanyard said nothing at the time, but later, when a long stretch of "Monsieur Lanyard desired a favour of me," Liane explained, her good "Mr. Phinuit and I are agreed that Monsieur Lanyard is entitled to know Lanyard and Phinuit, in the saloon, he paused, looked this way and that Have a look, will you, Lanyard, like a good fellow, Monk opened expectant eyes and fixed them upon Lanyard''s face, the


id: 41005
title: The Great Court Scandal
author: Le Queux, William
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  room, a clean-shaven, dark-haired, quick-eyed man of thirty in Court The Crown Princess looked at him quickly, and recognised that the man "You really possess some queer friends, Claire," the young man said, "Claire," he said, in a low, hard voice, "be seated; I wish to speak to "Will your Highness pardon me if I tell the truth?" asked the man at her "True, my Princess!" said the man in a low, choking voice. "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do Two days later the Crown Princess Claire returned to Marburg. man, in Court dress, he bowed, welcomed her back to Treysa, and inquired "You are a woman of such high ideals, Princess," he said, accepting her Several days went by, and in order to kill time she took little Ignatia "Remember, Princess, command me in any way," said the old man, raising


id: 34369
title: Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key
author: Clark, Joan
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  Rosanna Winters, Penny learned, by listening. "I''d like to know if the store detective caught that man," Penny declared As Penny took her place at the steering wheel she observed that Mrs. Leeds'' automobile had been brought to the hotel entrance by an attendant. to say, Penny and Rosanna went out the back door. Rosanna explained about Mrs. Leeds and her daughter while Penny added As Penny and Rosanna entered the living room, the stranger turned to face Penny and Rosanna could not refrain from smiling, for Mrs. Leeds looked Penny and Rosanna entered the house by the side door. Penny was aware that both Mrs. Leeds and Max Laponi were watching her "We''ll let Mrs. Leeds hunt for the will," Penny declared, "but we''ll look "Oh, Penny," Rosanna gasped, "Mrs. Leeds has locked me out of the house!" "Max Laponi must have found the letter and key which Rosanna lost," Penny


id: 47179
title: Motor Matt''s Mystery; or, Foiling a Secret Plot
author: Matthews, Stanley R.
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  "How you t''ink I efer pay you pack dot money, Matt?" asked Carl. "I don''d got some money," said Carl, "und along comes der audomopile "Hardly," laughed Matt, backing away and turning the car in the road; "I bed you somet''ing, Matt," remarked Carl, "dot dis car don''d pelong "There''s only one car owned in Ash Fork," said Matt, "and that belongs "After the man fell from the car," said Matt, "he had to drag himself "We''ve got to take care of the man, Carl," returned Matt, closing the "Dot''s vat I peen vaidin'' for, all righdt," said Carl, as he and Matt When they got down on the walk, Carl laid a hand on Matt''s arm. Carl came back in time to help Matt clean the dust and dirt off the Red "Close the door, Carl," said Matt, as the Dutch boy followed him into "Mr. Tomlinson has got the bag," said Matt.


id: 42813
title: Mrs. Vanderstein''s jewels
author: Bryce, Charles, Mrs.
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  Mrs. Vanderstein closed her eyes, and Madame Querterot, after turning up "What a good kind face she has," Mrs. Vanderstein said as she turned "I don''t think it is snobbishness with Mrs. Vanderstein," said Barbara. very uneasy about them and at a loss to know what to do, sir, for Mrs. Vanderstein mightn''t like me to inform the police if so be that she''s "Indeed," said Gimblet, "was Mrs. Vanderstein in the habit of going "It wasn''t Mrs. Vanderstein who told me, sir," said Thomas, "it was "You do not know Mrs. Vanderstein, Mr. Gimblet," interrupted Sir "Come along, Sir Gregory," said Gimblet. "Look here," he said to Gimblet, "why don''t you go over that house? part of the house, I thought it was likely that, if they came off Mrs. Vanderstein''s gown, this was the only room she had visited. looked as if Miss Turner and Mrs. Vanderstein had been in the house, but


id: 44980
title: Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown-stealer, 1618-1680
author: Abbott, Wilbur Cortez
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  being the most daring and successful of English rascals, Thomas Blood, of the English Council of the North to rule Ireland, Blood, like all the old Parliament was forced to dissolve itself and a new House of What were men like Blood to do? at hand, the rule of King Jesus was to be restored, "even by Blood." Meanwhile what of our friend Blood amid all these great affairs? had given news of Blood and his companions in Ireland. Later Mason seems to have been joined in London by Blood and the old Ormond, if Blood had disappeared after that for the last time, he old friend Blood, the so-called nephew was his son[6], the third man great and heinous crimes in England; young Blood''s and Parret''s for like many men in that time, used either of the two names it seems would have betrayed Blood many times during his life.


id: 53533
title: Motor Matt''s Double Trouble; or, The Last of the Hoodoo
author: Matthews, Stanley R.
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  "Now," proceeded Grattan, "this is the way of it: We got Motor Matt "I''ll find out from Motor Matt where Tsan Ti is," said Grattan, between When Motor Matt and Joe McGlory dropped off that "local" passenger "About what time was the car stolen?" asked Matt, quieting McGlory with Matt and Grattan had been at swords'' points ever since the motor boys worst Grattan, and to be of some assistance to Tsan Ti. On the way to the garage with Martin, Matt explained these matters to "It would be like Grattan," Matt answered, "to hire Sam Wing to steal for Motor Matt--and now the mandarin is looking for McGlory and is "If Grattan and Pardo are really following you," said Matt, "why Matt told how McGlory had run away from the pocket, and how Grattan 30--Motor Matt''s Mandarin; or, Turning a Trick for Tsan Ti.


id: 53466
title: Motor Matt''s Mariner; or, Filling the Bill for Bunce
author: Matthews, Stanley R.
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  Matt got up with a laugh, and he and McGlory left the hotel, and laid Motor Matt, Catskill, New York, in care of this hotel." "It''s from Tsan Ti, all right," said Matt, "and is dated New York." McGlory and Bunce were in the room, the door was locked and Matt took "Let''s see if I''ve got this right," said Matt, "When you and Grattan "Bunce," said Matt dubiously, "I''m frank to say I don''t know just how "Do you know anything about motors, Bunce?" inquired Matt, giving the Matt believed that Bunce had run to get away from the section men, who, "That man came, Motor Matt," said he, "and I gave him the box." "Motor Matt," returned Grattan, "a heathen temple is no place for such "Queer that Grattan, who knows the great ruby so well," said Matt, said Tsan Ti. With that, Motor Matt and McGlory left the coach and dropped off the


id: 53390
title: Motor Matt''s Mandarin; or, Turning a Trick for Tsan Ti
author: Matthews, Stanley R.
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  =Tsan Ti=, Mandarin of the Red Button, who appeals to Motor Matt for Motor Matt and his cowboy pard, Joe McGlory, were pop-popping their way "Sounds like a skin game," grumbled McGlory, as Matt returned the "Let''s get at the nub of this thing, Tsan Ti," said Matt, feeling a sailor, and the glass balls looked particularly unreal to Motor Matt With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had Matt got up and pulled his motor cycle away from the tree. "I don''t like the way you are acting, Tsan Ti," said Matt, as soon "Look at this," said Matt, and presented the letter from Grattan. "But if Goldstein has the Eye of Buddha," said Matt, "I will know it "The moment that ball leaves your hand, Motor Matt," declared Grattan, Together Matt, McGlory, Tsan Ti and Sam Wing made their way back to the


id: 61872
title: Treasure of Triton
author: Baker, Charles A.
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  Triton pursued Wolf Larsen. only Wolf Larsen lived and moved and breathed. Triton, Neptune''s moon, keeps one face always turned toward that Larsen emerged from the _Wolf Cub_ carrying his oxy-hydrogen cutting torch, a heavy load even in the light gravity of Triton. A certain plutocrat of Cyrene had offered Larsen a cool million for the Larsen turned up the torch, directed it on them. Larsen had to turn up his torch before he could be sure that the insect-like eyes of the Tritonians themselves. dared take no chances on scratching the Eye. He turned on his torch Larsen turned down the torch. Larsen put down the Eye, and turned up the Larsen picked up the Eye again, and started for the door. minutes, awkward with his left hand, Larsen had the _Wolf Cub_ on her The Eye of Triton, the one priceless gem on a


