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Common terms and phrasesadventure affair appearance attention awaiting Baron Bartle began Beveridge Beveridge's Blair Blythe Captain Black chair Cheyne Walk cigar closed club Cobb composure concealed dark dead silence desk detective door doorway drawer emergency evidently exclaimed eyes face fancy Farnham Featherstone followed gaze gentleman Gerald glance hand hour immediate inquired inspector instantly Kriecher Leath Ledyard Leth Lethbridge light look ma'am maid matter ment mind Moale Moale's morning night observation once paper Paris ticket passed paused peculiar Pelham pocket Potter presently promptly proprietor purser reflection remark replied Asper Sanderson Sarah Scotland Yard seated seemed Sheraton side silent smile Snedecor Sondheim sort stairs Stalker staring startling Steele step stood street sudden suddenly Syndicate thief thing thought tion took treme Trent turned venture voice wardrobe watch window woman References from web pages"Literary notes" by John Kendrick Bangs (Harper's Magazine) Popular passagesLethbridge as he read, saw him exchange a significant glance with the inspector, which for an instant puzzled him ; but as he turned his eyes upon Pelham and noticed the expression of his face, the truth burst upon him like a flash. The man had been betrayed into surprise by the mention of this mark in a description of himself. Pelham instantly saw his mistake, and his features moved convulsively for a moment before he could bring them under control. In the death-like silence that ensued the ticking... Page 290 ... and by the way, sir, it was his dropping of Mrs. Leath as gave me the clue. He took her out to a cab and told her he'd go and look after his luggage, and that was the last she saw of him. Having been on the ship, I was called in to look him up, but he seems to have an extraordinary way of making way with himself, and I couldn't find a trace of him. Says he boarded an outgoing sailing ship and went to Copenhagen, which is likely enough. Now, Page 299 ... when he came into the room. As for the rest, the man was singularly preoccupied in manner, acknowledging with the merest nod and with an absent air Farnham's salutation when they chanced to meet, and keeping aloof from him and, with one exception, from the other passengers as well, with a persistence that was too marked to permit any attempt at a closer acquaintance. The exception, to Farnham's surprise, was the uninviting-looking occupant of the opposite room. What made this remarkable selection... Page 261 It's the beard that confuses you," said Pelham, anxiously insisting upon his identity. " See, Margaret! " and separating the hair upon his chin, he revealed the hideous scar running downward from the corner of the mouth. "Isn't that enough?" he added appealingly to Farnham, who could only stare in utter bewilderment at this seemingly incontestable proof; and then realizing that his protestations were being received in ominous silence, he turned to the two officers and cried passionately, "What more,... Page 293 ... to breakfast and seated himself with his back to his unsuspecting neighbor. He had ordered his customary eggs and bacon and breakfast tea, and was looking through the morning paper, when a dark-complexioned man with a profusion of black hair, and wearing spectacles, was shown in to his table, and, before Farnham could utter a protest, seated himself, and taking from his pocket a bundle of documents, began, "I have looked into the matter of the mining prospectus, and I have all the figures here... Page 283 ... plank was lowered and cast off, a mighty pulse began to throb beneath Farnham's feet, and the great ship backed majestically out of the slip amid a tempest of shouts of farewell. It was at this instant that Farnham's attention was attracted to a cab that came rattling along the pier, scattering the crowd in every direction. As it drew up at the gangway opening, a man sprang out and crying frantically, " Stop ! stop ! " rushed to the edge of the pier and began running back and forth upon the stringpiece... Page 257 Now for it!" said Farnham to himself, and, calling a cab in his turn, he followed at all speed, in a curious whirl of speculations as to how the matter would end. He was evidently expected at Scotland Yard, and on giving his name was shown without inquiry into a well-lighted room, where Lethbridge and a militarylooking official, who proved to be the inspector, were conversing in a low tone in a corner. Pelham, who had apparently quite recovered his composure, was looking out of the window with his... Page 287 I seem. to have fallen into your clumsy trap, and," he added, with a vindictive scowl at Farnham, "I congratulate this gentleman upon his police work as a spy, in running me down. I am Lansing Black. Is there anything more ? " " Yes," said the imperturbable inspector ; " What became of Roger Leath ? " Black glared at him wildly for an instant, and then sank back into a chair and covered his face with his hands, while Mrs. Leath, with a heartrending cry, fell heavily to the floor. The next morning... Page 294 ... sending out of a general alarm through the police ; but here Trent laid his hand upon the doctor's arm and pointed significantly to the door, and Ledyard, following this indication with his eyes, saw that a long, heavy bolt running longitudinally along the stile was shot into the socket on the jam above. This silent evidence against exit was unanswerable, and Ledyard, with an unpleasant crawling sensation running up and down his spine, turned a startled look upon his companion and then caught... Page 116 WHS unfrequented, and a solitary hansom was the only vehicle in sight. To Moale's chagrin this was promptly hailed, the two men jumped in, and before he could get near enough to take the man's number, they were driven rapidly away in the direction of the palace road. Moale damned his luck under his breath, and then smiled sardonically, recalling how recently he had disciplined one of his own men for a similar slip ; yet a moment's reflection tempered his discomfiture. He recognized the trick, common... Page 22 Other editions
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