Red Money

Red Money

CHAPTER I.THE DRAMA OF LITTLE THINGS CHAPTER II.IN THE WOOD CHAPTER III.AN UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION CHAPTER IV.SECRETS CHAPTER V.THE WOMAN AND THE MAN CHAPTER VI.THE MAN AND THE WOMAN CHAPTER VII.THE SECRETARY CHAPTER VIII.AT MIDNIGHT CHAPTER IX.AFTERWARDS CHAPTER X.A DIFFICULT POSITION CHAPTER XI.BLACKMAIL CHAPTER XII.THE CONSPIRACY CHAPTER XIII.A FRIEND IN NEED CHAPTER XIV.MISS GREEBY, DETECTIVE CHAPTER XV.GUESSWORK CHAPTER XVI.THE LAST STRAW CHAPTER XVII.ON THE TRAIL CHAPTER XVIII.AN AMAZING ACCUSATION CHAPTER XIX.MOTHER COCKLESHELL CHAPTER XX.THE DESTINED END CHAPTER XXI.A FINAL SURPRISE Popular Detective Stories by Fergus Hume As Mrs. Belgrove spoke she peered through her lorgnette to see if anyone at the breakfast-table was smiling. The scrutiny was necessary, since she was the oldest person present, and there did not appear to be any future for her, save that very certain one connected with a funeral. But a society lady of sixty, made up to look like one of forty (her maid could do no more), with an excellent digestion and a constant desire, like the Athenians of old, for "Something New!" can scarcely be expected to dwell upon such a disagreeable subject as death. Nevertheless, Mrs. Belgrove could not disguise from herself that her demise could not be postponed for many more years, and examined the faces of the other guests to see if they thought so too. If anyone did, he and she politely suppressed a doubtful look and applauded the suggestion of a fortune-telling expedition. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 15356
Author: Hume, Fergus
Release Date: Mar 14, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English