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The UndetectedGordon Andrews had been slain in his sleep by the quick thrust of some rapierlike instrument. There was no sign of any struggle. The wall safe stood with its door open and its contents missing. Every door and window was closed, locked, burglar-bugged,...

Survival KitIt was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again. It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea. "Son of a gun,"...

The Harvest of RuskinTHIS book is concerned with Ruskins teaching in the departments of Religion and Economics only, including his social reforms and educational schemes. It leaves out all his work on Art and in Natural History and Mineralogy. His thoughts on Beauty in...

Poems of Peace and War Title: Poems of Peace and War Author: Elizabeth H. Connor Release Date: April 19, 2016 [EBook #51807] Language: English Credits: Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced...

Tykkien virsi: Kenttäpapin kokemuksia ja mielialoja vapaussodan päiviltä On aikoja, jolloin vkivalta ja vryys uhkaavat tappaa elmn laulun, rauhaisan tyn ja hytyisn toiminnan hymnin. Sellaisina aikoina kohoo kuin itsestn ilmoille tykkien virsi. Oli lauantai, helmikuun 23 p. 1918. Oulun tuomiokirkko oli ahdinkoon saakka tynn...

Success StoryOnce my name was Ameet Ruxt, my skin was light blue, and I was a moderately low-ranking member of the Haldorian Empire. Or should I say I was a member of the lower income group? No, definitely "low-ranking," because in a warrior society,...

Plague of PythonsBecause of the crowd they held Chandler's trial in the all-purpose room of the high school. It smelled of leather and stale sweat. He walked up the three steps to the stage, with the bailiff's hand on his elbow, and took his...

The Lost DispatchIn adding this account of the finding of the "Lost Dispatch" to the war literature of our country, I do so without further preamble or preface than to say that all persons connected with this narrative appear on the following pages under...

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (3/6)Note sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. L'orthographe d'origine a t conserve et n'a pas t harmonise. Les numros des pages blanches n'ont pas t repris....

The ImmortalsDr. Clarence Peccary was an objective man. His increasing irritation was caused, he realized, by the fear that his conscience was going to intervene between him and the vast fortune that was definitely within his grasp. Millions. Billions! But he wanted to enjoy...

Wild Sports in the Far WestOn my return, a short time since, to my native land, from the wilds of America, it was not at first my intention to offer to the public the contents of the diary I had kept during my travels,...

FarmerOne of the auto-copters swooped in and landed. Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door. He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun. The slippers were strictly out...

When Santiago Fell; or, The War Adventures of Two ChumsWhen Santiago Fell, while a complete story in itself, forms the first volume of a line to be issued under the general title of the Flag of Freedom Series for boys. My object in writing...

To the Highest BidderAbram Hewett and his son Al were distributing the mail in the narrow space behind the high tier of numbered glass boxes which occupied the left-hand corner of the general store known as Hewetts grocery. There were not many letters and...

The Secret Battleplane"That rotter of a garage fellow!" exclaimed Athol Hawke explosively. "He hasn't done a thing to the wheel; and, what is more, he rushed me sixpence for garaging the bike, the young swindler." "He wasn't there to go for," replied Athol. "He...

Taivasko vai helvetti y.m. humoreskejaSe tapahtui Oliver Cromwellin aikana. Eversti Mayfair oli nuorin arvoisistaan upseereista tasavallan armeijassa, sill hn oli ainoastaan 30-vuotias. Mutta niin nuori kuin olikin, oli hn vanha taisteluissa ahavoittunut ja tummentunut sotilas, sill hn oli alkanut sotilaselmns seitsemntoista vuoden vanhana; oli...

KyttäLupauksia Matkan varrella Orvon osa Oli kuudany Ole vapaa! Impyen huvi Meren taa putosi piv Tule pois! Ero Tovin vain Kaunis kauniimpi Unilaulu Sairas mies Uni sekin Huolen tullen En pse Kumpa On niinkuin Synti tehnyt Surusta iloon Lempemme puu "Olet ahne" Rikasta riemua...

A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 1 of 2 - Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumesThis, the third edition, represents a considerable expansion of the second (1906), which in its turn was a considerable expansion of the first (1899)....

A Debt of Honor: The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far WestOur story opens in a cabin among the foothills of Colorado. It was built of logs, and was not over twelve feet in height. In the center was a door, with...

Taavetti Anttilan kohtalo: y.m. kertomuksia Ameriikan suomalaisten elämästäVapaa metsliselm Yhdysvaltain kaukaisessa lnness on nyt jo melkein kokonaan luettava entisyyteen, siihen, joka on mennyt eik koskaan palaja. Tytt vapautta, samassa merkityksess kuin ennen rajamaissa, ei nykyn Ten ole edes vuoristojen sisimmisskn louhikoissa, ei luoteisen Ameriikan...