Captain Sparkle, Pirate; Or, A Hard Man to Catch
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE DUEL IN THE TOWER.
The detective stood closely against the door when he rapped upon it, and the moment it started to swing open in response to the summons he applied his strength against it so that it was flung inward with a force which nearly upset Count Jean de Cadillac, who appeared on the other side. And with the same gesture Nick forced himself across the threshold, followed instantly, of course, by Antoine Lafetre, who sought to close it again as quickly as possible.
But quick as he was, he was not soon enough to prevent the count from giving the signal of alarm, which Lafetre well knew would be heard by one or more of the guards, and which in a short time would bring a horde of men thundering at the door in their chief’s defense.
In that first pressure against the door when he partly opened it, Cadillac had recognized the presence of an enemy; it is doubtful if he did not at that instant also recognize Nick Carter; and even while he staggered back from the force of the blow which the weight of the door delivered against him, he placed a silver whistle to his lips and blew upon it.
But that was all. The door was closed and locked on the inside by Antoine, who withdrew the key, and then stood with his back against it, awaiting orders; and he was as entirely calm as the detective himself.
As Nick stepped into the center of the room and turned to confront the count, Bessie Harlan sprang, with a glad cry, from the embrasure of one of the windows, and almost threw herself into his arms. But she recoiled before she quite reached him, and shrank backward again with her hands to her eyes, for Cadillac had drawn a revolver from his pocket and was in the very act of aiming it at Nick Carter’s heart.
He was prevented from firing, however, for a gleam of steel shot through the air, and a light, quick blow descended upon the count’s wrist, knocking the weapon from his grasp to the floor, and Antoine said quietly:
“If monsieur le comte attempts to recover his weapon, I will spit him upon this rapier.”
Nick Carter laughed aloud. Then he turned to Bessie, who had now recovered somewhat; but she stood staring at him as if she could hardly believe her senses.
“I knew you would come to my rescue,” she said at last. “Thank God you are here!”
“Yes; I am here, Miss Harlan; very much here, as this double-dyed scoundrel shall soon discover,” replied Nick.
But the count had now also recovered some of his accustomed coolness. He had retreated to the opposite side of the room, so that he had placed a table between himself and the detective; and Nick turned again toward Bessie.
“Return to the window for a moment while I deal with this fellow,” said Nick to her; but Antoine stepped forward hastily.
“Ah! monsieur,” he said, “I have the key of the door in my possession, so that he cannot get out; and the men who are coming this way—neither can they enter. Then, afterward, there is another way out which the count does not suspect I know about, but which I will show to you. It is true that it leads through a part of the château, and that we will doubtless be obliged to fight, but it will not be like fighting a hundred men on the narrow stairway we have just ascended. And now, monsieur, I have a favor to ask of you.”
“A favor, Antoine? What is it?”
“Permit me to fight with the count with the rapiers. See; I will give him mine—so!” and he tossed his own gleaming weapon upon the table in front of the count. “And now, you will let me have the use of yours? Is it not so? Yes! Ah, it would be child’s play for you to kill him—you, who have defeated me—Antoine Lafetre—as if I were a babe. It would not be an equal combat. Shall it be so? Yes. I thank you.”
“Go ahead, Antoine—if he will fight you. The mademoiselle and I will act as witnesses.”
Antoine turned, with Nick’s rapier in his grasp, and approached the table behind which the count still lingered.
“You are a dog,” he said quite calmly. “See! I treat you so!”
He withdrew a glove from his pocket, and after wadding it in his hand, threw it deliberately into the count’s face.
“It shall be fair play, count,” said Nick, “if you have the courage and the skill to fight with Antoine.”
But he need not have said it. At the blow of the glove, and because of a little, nervous laugh uttered by Bessie Harlan, the count seized the rapier from the table in front of him and leaped from his barricade into the center of the room.
In an instant the two were at it, and the fighting was rapid, furious, deadly.
Nick knew that such a pace could not last, and for a moment he felt a qualm lest Antoine should fall before the fury of the count’s attack. But he speedily discovered that there was no need for his misgivings, for the combat was as fatal as it was swift.
One lunge the count gave which seemed impossible for Antoine to parry; nor did he do so. But he stepped quickly backward beyond the reach of the point, and then lunged forward his own weapon, so that he put the point of it, to the guard, straight through his adversary’s breast, piercing his heart.
It was all done so quickly, and it was over so suddenly, that neither of the spectators had time to realize it; and the stroke was so deadly that the count sank back upon the floor with only a sigh. He never uttered another sound after that.
Bessie, when she saw him fall, ran quickly toward him and would have knelt beside him had not Nick restrained her. The man was dead; and he died so suddenly that he had not even the time to turn his eyes toward the woman whose every sense of propriety he had outraged, but whom, withal, he had treated kindly and considerately to the end.
And then they were brought to themselves again by Antoine, who was in the act of presenting the borrowed rapier to Nick.
“Permit me,” he said, bowing. “I did it with that trick I learned of you, monsieur, but now. And now, monsieur and mademoiselle, if you will but follow me—no? Yes! Listen! The smugglers are already on the stairs. In a moment they will be hammering at the door; but in an hour they will only just have broken it down. It is strong. It is reliable. Below, where it is necessary that we emerge again into the interior of the château, it is possible that we may meet with opposition; but, monsieur, we will not anticipate. No. If you will but have the kindness to come with me now. See!”
He approached the high wainscoting at one side of the room and pressed against an invisible spring—invisible to the others, but plain to him—and a section of the wall opened before them.
“My father was fencing-master to Monsieur Jean’s father,” he said, simply, in explanation. “I learned the secret from him. _Aprez vous, monsieur, et mademoiselle?_ No? Then be so good as to follow me. I will lead the way.”
The stairs which they descended were not unlike the others by which they had gained the tower-room, save that they were narrower; and it seemed to Nick that they wound down and down, interminably. At last, however, they came to a halt at the foot of them.
“Beyond is the corridor of the ground floor of the château,” said Antoine, pointing at a door in front of them.
“Wait a moment,” said Nick, as he was about to open the door. “Antoine, I have a double duty to perform. I did not come here alone. I was accompanied by a friend—the one to whom the other letter is addressed.”
“Max?” asked Bessie.
“Yes. He is here somewhere. He was to meet me at a point outside the castle, and he did not appear. It is possible that he has fallen into the hands of the smugglers, but it is also possible that he is still out there waiting, for I left a message for him if he should return. But if, on the other hand, he has been captured, I must first put you in a place of safety, and then——”
“Will monsieur permit me?” asked Antoine at this juncture.
“What, Antoine?”
“If monsieur’s friend has been taken prisoner, I know where he would be confined. Come! We will look there for him. It is on our way out.”
“Antoine, you’re a treasure! Lead on. Bessie, have you got that gun yet?”
“Yes; I have never parted with it for a moment, save once.”
“Good! Go on, Antoine.”
They passed into the corridor. It was silent and deserted, but not dark, for here and there a light gleamed dimly through the massive hall.
Along this and down another flight of steps they passed, and at last stopped before a heavy door, barred with iron on the outside; and this bar Antoine lost no time in removing.
“It is their prison,” he said; and threw the door open, but only to be thrown from his feet to the floor by the precipitate attack of Maxwell Kane, who had been waiting for just such an opportunity.
“Great Scott, Nick!” he exclaimed, when Antoine had been assisted to his feet and a few necessary explanations were made; “I didn’t expect to find you here, or I wouldn’t have come out so swift. I was pounced on from behind while I was waiting for you, a blanket was chucked over my head, and I was brought here and locked in before you could say Jack Robinson. That must have been a week ago, at least.”
“Two hours and a half,” corrected Nick.
“Is that all?” Then he gathered Bessie under his arm and led her from the château, following Nick and Antoine.
* * * * *
There was no more fighting.
Their progress out of the château was not impeded in any way, nor did they meet with interference across the causeway.
The place where they had left their conveyance was reached at midnight, and just as the sun was rising in the morning they succeeded in signaling the _Dolphin_.
The United States vessel took them to a convenient harbor and left them there, for passage home via one of the liners; but the war vessel returned to the Château de Cadillac, accompanied by a French gunboat.
Of the resultant fate of the smugglers themselves, there is no record; but of the _Shadow_, it is known that she was raised from the bottom, where she was resting, and ultimately delivered to her owner, who was a Russian prince, for whom she had been built to order.
Bessie Harlan was restored to her friends, and the secret of her mysterious trip abroad was never divulged.
And Monsieur Antoine Lafetre? And his beloved art? He returned to America with Nick Carter and Maxwell Kane, and is now a very successful fencing-master, thanks to Nick’s patronage, whom the Frenchman seems to regard as something more than human.
“_Mon Dieu!_” he will exclaim when Nick Carter’s name is mentioned. “Monsieur Carter is not a man, as you or me. He is, what you say, a genius. He is a master of the fence, and brave, ah! he is a wonder!”
THE END.
NEW MAGNET, No. 1230, entitled “Nick Carter’s Fall,” by Nicholas Carter, is well worth reading.
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The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person.
Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully as interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price.
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850—Wanted: A Clew
851—A Tangled Skein
852—The Bullion Mystery
853—The Man of Riddles
854—A Miscarriage of Justice
855—The Gloved Hand
856—Spoilers and the Spoils
857—The Deeper Game
858—Bolts from Blue Skies
859—Unseen Foes
860—Knaves in High Places
861—The Microbe of Crime
862—In the Toils of Fear
863—A Heritage of Trouble
864—Called to Account
865—The Just and the Unjust
866—Instinct at Fault
867—A Rogue Worth Trapping
868—A Rope of Slender Threads
869—The Last Call
870—The Spoils of Chance
871—A Struggle with Destiny
872—The Slave of Crime
873—The Crook’s Blind
874—A Rascal of Quality
875—With Shackles of Fire
876—The Man Who Changed Faces
877—The Fixed Alibi
878—Out with the Tide
879—The Soul Destroyers
880—The Wages of Rascality
881—Birds of Prey
882—When Destruction Threatens
883—The Keeper of Black Hounds
884—The Door of Doubt
885—The Wolf Within
886—A Perilous Parole
887—The Trail of the Finger Prints
888—Dodging the Law
889—A Crime in Paradise
890—On the Ragged Edge
891—The Red God of Tragedy
892—The Man Who Paid
893—The Blind Man’s Daughter
894—One Object in Life
895—As a Crook Sows
896—In Record Time
897—Held in Suspense
898—The $100,000 Kiss
899—Just One Slip
900—On a Million-dollar Trail
901—A Weird Treasure
902—The Middle Link
903—To the Ends of the Earth
904—When Honors Pall
905—The Yellow Brand
906—A New Serpent in Eden
907—When Brave Men Tremble
908—A Test of Courage
909—Where Peril Beckons
910—The Gargoni Girdle
911— Rascals & Co.
912—Too Late to Talk
913—Satan’s Apt Pupil
914—The Girl Prisoner
915—The Danger of Folly
916—One Shipwreck Too Many
917—Scourged by Fear
918—The Red Plague
919—Scoundrels Rampant
920—From Clew to Clew
921—When Rogues Conspire
922—Twelve In a Grave
923—The Great Opium Case
924—A Conspiracy of Rumors
925—A Klondike Claim
926—The Evil Formula
927—The Man of Many Faces
928—The Great Enigma
929—The Burden of Proof
930—The Stolen Brain
931—A Titled Counterfeiter
932—The Magic Necklace
933—’Round the World for a Quarter
934—Over the Edge of the World
935—In the Grip of Fate
936—The Case of Many Clews
937—The Sealed Door
938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods Men
939—The Man Without a Will
940—Tracked Across the Atlantic
941—A Clew from the Unknown
942—The Crime of a Countess
943—A Mixed-up Mess
944—The Great Money-order Swindle
945—The Adder’s Brood
946—A Wall Street Haul
947—For a Pawned Crown
948—Sealed Orders
949—The Hate that Kills
950—The American Marquis
951—The Needy Nine
952—Fighting Against Millions
953—Outlaws of the Blue
954—The Old Detective’s Pupil
955—Found in the Jungle
956—The Mysterious Mail Robbery
957—Broken Bars
958—A Fair Criminal
959—Won by Magic
960—The Piano Box Mystery
961—The Man They Held Back
962—A Millionaire Partner
963—A Pressing Peril
964—An Australian Klondike
965—The Sultan’s Pearls
966—The Double Shuffle Club
967—Paying the Price
968—A Woman’s Hand
969—A Network of Crime
970—At Thompson’s Ranch
971—The Crossed Needles
972—The Diamond Mine Case
973—Blood Will Tell
974—An Accidental Password
975—The Crook’s Double
976—Two Plus Two
977—The Yellow Label
978—The Clever Celestial
979—The Amphitheater Plot
980—Gideon Drexel’s Millions
981—Death in Life
982—A Stolen Identity
983—Evidence by Telephone
984—The Twelve Tin Boxes
985—Clew Against Clew
986—Lady Velvet
987—Playing a Bold Game
988—A Dead Man’s Grip
989—Snarled Identities
990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle
991—The Crescent Brotherhood
992—The Stolen Pay Train
993—The Sea Fox
994—Wanted by Two Clients
995—The Van Alstine Case
996—Check No. 777
997—Partners in Peril
998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé
999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives
1000—The Man Who Vanished
1001—A Battle for the Right
1002—A Game of Craft
1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer
1004—Caught in the Toils
1005—A Broken Bond
1006—The Crime of the French Café
1007—The Man Who Stole Millions
1008—The Twelve Wise Men
1009—Hidden Foes
1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate
1011—A Chance Discovery
1012—Among the Counterfeiters
1013—A Threefold Disappearance
1014—At Odds with Scotland Yard
1015—A Princess of Crime
1016—Found on the Beach
1017—A Spinner of Death
1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor
1019—A Bogus Clew
1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols
1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantel
1022—A Bite of an Apple
1023—A Triple Crime
1024—The Stolen Race Horse
1025—Wildfire
1026—A _Herald_ Personal
1027—The Finger of Suspicion
1028—The Crimson Clew
1029—Nick Carter Down East
1030—The Chain of Clews
1031—A Victim of Circumstances
1032—Brought to Bay
1033—The Dynamite Trap
1034—A Scrap of Black Lace
1035—The Woman of Evil
1036—A Legacy of Hate
1037—A Trusted Rogue
1038—Man Against Man
1039—The Demons of the Night
1040—The Brotherhood of Death
1041—At the Knife’s Point
1042—A Cry for Help
1043—A Stroke of Policy
1044—Hounded to Death
1045—A Bargain in Crime
1046—The Fatal Prescription
1047—The Man of Iron
1048—An Amazing Scoundrel
1049—The Chain of Evidence
1050—Paid with Death
1051—A Fight for a Throne
1052—The Woman of Steel
1053—The Seal of Death
1054—The Human Fiend
1055—A Desperate Chance
1056—A Chase in the Dark
1057—The Snare and the Game
1058—The Murray Hill Mystery
1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call
1060—The Missing Cotton King
1061—A Game of Plots
1062—The Prince of Liars
1063—The Man at the Window
1064—The Red League
1065—The Price of a Secret
1066—The Worst Case on Record
1067—From Peril to Peril
1068—The Seal of Silence
1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle
1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff
1071—Heard in the Dark
1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel
1073—The Cashier’s Secret
1074—Behind a Mask
1075—The Cloak of Guilt
1076—Two Villains in One
1077—The Hot Air Clew
1078—Run to Earth
1079—The Certified Check
1080—Weaving the Web
1081—Beyond Pursuit
1082—The Claws of the Tiger
1083—Driven from Cover
1084—A Deal in Diamonds
1085—The Wizard of the Cue
1086—A Race for Ten Thousand
1087—The Criminal Link
1088—The Red Signal
1089—The Secret Panel
1090—A Bonded Villain
1091—A Move in the Dark
1092—Against Desperate Odds
1093—The Telltale Photographs
1094—The Ruby Pin
1095—The Queen of Diamonds
1096—A Broken Trail
1097—An Ingenious Stratagem
1098—A Sharper’s Downfall
1099—A Race Track Gamble
1100—Without a Clew
1101—The Council of Death
1102—The Hole in the Vault
1103—In Death’s Grip
1104—A Great Conspiracy
1105—The Guilty Governor
1106—A Ring of Rascals
1107—A Masterpiece of Crime
1108—A Blow for Vengeance
1109—Tangled Threads
1110—The Crime of the Camera
1111—The Sign of the Dagger
1112—Nick Carter’s Promise
1113—Marked for Death
1114—The Limited Holdup
1115—When the Trap Was Sprung
1116—Through the Cellar Wall
1117—Under the Tiger’s Claws
1118—The Girl in the Case
1119—Behind a Throne
1120—The Lure of Gold
1121—Hand to Hand
1122—From a Prison Cell
1123—Dr. Quartz, Magician
1124—Into Nick Carter’s Web
1125—The Mystic Diagram
1126—The Hand that Won
1127—Playing a Lone Hand
1128—The Master Villain
1129—The False Claimant
1130—The Living Mask
1131—The Crime and the Motive
1132—A Mysterious Foe
1133—A Missing Man
1134—A Game Well Played
1135—A Cigarette Clew
1136—The Diamond Trail
1137—The Silent Guardian
1138—The Dead Stranger
1140—The Doctor’s Stratagem
1141—Following a Chance Clew
1142—The Bank Draft Puzzle
1143—The Price of Treachery
1144—The Silent Partner
1145—Ahead of the Game
1146—A Trap of Tangled Wire
1147—In the Gloom of Night
1148—The Unaccountable Crook
1149—A Bundle of Clews
1150—The Great Diamond Syndicate
1151—The Death Circle
1152—The Toss of a Penny
1153—One Step Too Far
1154—The Terrible Thirteen
1155—A Detective’s Theory
1156—Nick Carter’s Auto Trail
1157—A Triple Identity
1158—A Mysterious Draft
1159—A Carnival of Crime
1160—The Bloodstone Terror
1161—Trapped in His Own Net
1162—The Last Move in the Game
1163—A Victim of Deceit
1164—With Links of Steel
1165—A Plaything of Fate
1166—The Key Ring Clew
1167—Playing for a Fortune
1168—At Mystery’s Threshold
1169—Trapped by a Woman
1170—The Four Fingered Glove
1171—Nabob and Knave
1172—The Broadway Cross
1173—The Man Without a Conscience
1174—A Master of Deviltry
1175—Nick Carter’s Double Catch
1176—Doctor Quartz’s Quick Move
1177—The Vial of Death
1178—Nick Carter’s Star Pupils
1179—Nick Carter’s Girl Detective
1180—A Baffled Oath
1181—A Royal Thief
1182—Down and Out
1183—A Syndicate of Rascals
1184—Played to a Finish
1185—A Tangled Case
1186—In Letters of Fire
1187—Crossed Wires
1188—A Plot Uncovered
1189—The Cab Driver’s Secret
1190—Nick Carter’s Death Warrant
1191—The Plot that Failed
1192—Nick Carter’s Masterpiece
1193—A Prince of Rogues
1194—In the Lap of Danger
1195—The Man from London
1196—Circumstantial Evidence
1197—The Pretty Stenographer Mystery
1198—A Villainous Scheme
1199—A Plot Within a Plot
1200—The Elevated Railroad Mystery
1201—The Blow of a Hammer
1202—The Twin Mystery
1203—The Bottle with the Black Label
1204—Under False Colors
1205—A Ring of Dust
1206—The Crown Diamond
1207—The Blood-red Badge
1208—The Barrel Mystery
1209—The Photographer’s Evidence
1210—Millions at Stake
1211—The Man and His Price
1212—A Double-Handed Game
1213—A Strike for Freedom
1214—A Disciple of Satan
1215—The Marked Hand
1216—A Fight With a Fiend
1217—When the Wicked Prosper
1218—A Plunge into Crime
1219—An Artful Schemer
1220—Reaping the Whirlwind
1221—Out of Crime’s Depths
1222—A Woman at Bay
1223—The Temple of Vice
1224—Death at the Feast
1225—A Double Plot
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
To be published in January, 1928.
1226—In Search of Himself
1227—A Hunter of Men
To be published in February, 1928.
1228—The Boulevard Mutes
1229—Captain Sparkle, Pirate
1230—Nick Carter’s Fall
To be published in March, 1928.
1231—Out of Death’s Shadow
1232—A Voice from the Past
To be published in April, 1928.
1233—Accident or Murder?
1234—The Man Who Was Cursed
To be published in May, 1928.
1235—Baffled, But Not Beaten
1236—A Case Without a Clew
To be published in June, 1928.
1237—The Demon’s Eye
1238—A Blindfold Mystery
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2—Rosamond Leyton By Mary J. Holmes
6—Beulah By Augusta J. Evans
10—The Homestead on the Hillside By Mary J. Holmes
14—East Lynne By Mrs. Henry Wood
16—A Romance of Two Worlds By Marie Corelli
17—Cleopatra By H. Rider Haggard
18—Maggie Miller By Mary J. Holmes
27—Under Two Flags By “Ouida”
28—Dora Deane By Mary J. Holmes
29—Ardath. Vol. I. By Marie Corelli
30—Ardath. Vol. II. By Marie Corelli
31—The Light That Failed By Rudyard Kipling
32—Tempest and Sunshine By Mary J. Holmes
35—Inez By Augusta J. Evans
36—Phyllis By “The Duchess”
42—Vendetta By Marie Corelli
43—Sapho By Alphonse Daudet
44—Lena Rivers By Mary J. Holmes
48—Meadowbrook By Mary J. Holmes
50—Won by Waiting By Edna Lyall
51—Camille By Alexandre Dumas
53—Uncle Tom’s Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
54—The English Orphans By Mary J. Holmes
57—Ethelyn’s Mistake By Mary J. Holmes
58—Treasure Island By Robert Louis Stevenson
59—Mildred Trevanion By “The Duchess”
60—Dead Man’s Rock By “Q.” (A. T. Quiller-Couch)
61—The Iron Pirate By Max Pemberton
62—Molly Bawn By “The Duchess”
63—Lorna Doone By R. D. Blackmore
66—Airy Fairy Lilian By “The Duchess”
67—The Cruise of the _Cachalot_ By Frank T. Bullen
69—The Last Days of Pompeii By Sir Bulwer Lytton
71—The Duchess By “The Duchess”
72—Plain Tales From the Hills By Rudyard Kipling
75—She By H. Rider Haggard
76—Beatrice By H. Rider Haggard
77—Eric Brighteyes By H. Rider Haggard
78—Beyond the City By A. Conan Doyle
79—Rossmoyne By “The Duchess”
80—King Solomon’s Mines By H. Rider Haggard
81—She’s All the World to Me By Hall Caine
83—Kidnaped By Robert Louis Stevenson
84—Undercurrents By “The Duchess”
87—The House on the Marsh By Florence Warden
88—The Witch’s Head By H. Rider Haggard
89—A Perilous Secret By Charles Reade
93—Beauty’s Daughters By “The Duchess”
100—Led Astray By Octave Feuillet
102—Marvel By “The Duchess”
107—The Visits of Elizabeth By Elinor Glyn
108—Allan Quatermain By H. Rider Haggard
110—Soldiers Three By Rudyard Kipling
113—A Living Lie By Paul Bourget
114—Portia By “The Duchess”
117—John Halifax, Gentleman By Miss Mulock
118—The Tragedy in the Rue de la Paix By Adolphe Belot
119—A Princess of Thule By William Black
122—Doris By “The Duchess”
123—Carmen and Colomba By Prosper Merimee
125—The Master of Ballantrae By Robert Louis Stevenson
126—The Toilers of the Sea By Victor Hugo
127—Mrs. Geoffrey By “The Duchess”
129—Love and Shipwreck By W. Clark Russell
130—Beautiful Jim By John Strange Winter
131—Lady Audley’s Secret By Miss M. E. Braddon
132—The Frozen Pirate By W. Clark Russell
133—Rory O’More By Samuel Lover
134—A Modern Circe By “The Duchess”
135—Foul Play By Charles Reade
137—I Have Lived and Loved By Mrs. Forrester
138—Elsie Venner By Oliver Wendell Holmes
139—Hans of Iceland By Victor Hugo
141—Lady Valworth’s Diamonds By “The Duchess”
143—John Holdsworth, Chief Mate By W. Clark Russell
145—Jess By H. Rider Haggard
146—The Honorable Mrs. Vereker By “The Duchess”
147—The Dead Secret By Wilkie Collins
148—Ships That Pass in the Night By Beatrice Harraden
149—The Suicide Club By Robert Louis Stevenson
150—A Mental Struggle By “The Duchess”
152—Colonel Quaritch, V. C. By H. Rider Haggard
153—The Way of a Siren By “The Duchess”
158—Lady Branksmere By “The Duchess”
159—A Marriage at Sea By W. Clark Russell
162—Dick’s Sweetheart By “The Duchess”
165—Faith and Unfaith By “The Duchess”
166—The Phantom Rickshaw By Rudyard Kipling
209—Rose Mather By Mary J. Holmes
210—At Mather House By Mary J. Holmes
211—Edith Trevor’s Secret By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
212—Cecil Rosse By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
213—Cecil’s Triumph By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
214—Guy Earlscourt’s Wife By May Agnes Fleming
215—The Leighton Homestead By Mary J. Holmes
216—Georgie’s Secret By Mary J. Holmes
217—Lady Kildare By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
218—Kathleen’s Strange Husband By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
219—Millbank By Mary J. Holmes
220—Magda’s Choice By Mary J. Holmes
221—Sundered Hearts By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
222—Bitter Sweet By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
223—Edith Lyle’s Secret By Mary J. Holmes
224—Edith’s Daughter By Mary J. Holmes
225—A Wonderful Woman By May Agnes Fleming
226—The Mystery of Bracken Hollow By May Agnes Fleming
227—The Haunted Husband By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
228—The White Life Endures By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
229—Darkness and Daylight By Mary J. Holmes
230—The Unloved Husband By Mary J. Holmes
231—Neva’s Three Lovers By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
232—Neva’s Choice By Mrs. Harriet Lewis
A CARNIVAL OF ACTION
ADVENTURE LIBRARY
Splendid, Interesting, Big Stories
This line is devoted exclusively to a splendid type of adventure story, in the big outdoors. There is really a breath of fresh air in each of them, and the reader who pays fifteen cents for a copy of this line feels that he has received his money’s worth and a little more.
The authors of these books are experienced in the art of writing, and know just what the up-to-date American reader wants.
_ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT_
By WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
1—The Desert Argonaut
2—A Quarter to Four
3—Thorndyke of the Bonita
4—A Round Trip to the Year 2000
5—The Gold Gleaners
6—The Spur of Necessity
7—The Mysterious Mission
8—The Goal of a Million
9—Marooned in 1492
10—Running the Signal
11—His Friend the Enemy
12—In the Web
13—A Deep Sea Game
14—The Paymaster’s Special
15—Adrift in the Unknown
16—Jim Dexter, Cattleman
17—Juggling with Liberty
18—Back from Bedlam
19—A River Tangle
20—Billionaire Pro Tem
21—In the Wake of the Scimitar
22—His Audacious Highness
23—At Daggers Drawn
24—The Eighth Wonder
25—The Cat’s-Paw
26—The Cotton Bag
27—Little Miss Vassar
28—Cast Away at the Pole
29—The Testing of Noyes
30—The Fateful Seventh
31—Montana
32—The Deserter
33—The Sheriff of Broken Bow
34—Wanted: A Highwayman
35—Frisbie of San Antone
36—His Last Dollar
37—Fools for Luck
38—Dare of Darling & Co.
39—Trailing “The Josephine”
40—The Snapshot Chap By Bertram Lebhar
41—Brothers of the Thin Wire By Franklin Pitt
42—Jungle Intrigue By Edmond Lawrence
43—His Snapshot Lordship By Bertram Lebhar
44—Folly Lode By James F. Dorrance
45—The Forest Rogue By Julian G. Wharton
46—Snapshot Artillery By Bertram Lebhar
47—Stanley Holt, Thoroughbred By Ralph Boston
48—The Riddle and the Ring By Gordon McLaren
49—The Black Eye Snapshot By Bertram Lebhar
50—Bainbridge of Bangor By Julian G. Wharton
51—Amid Crashing Hills By Edmond Lawrence
52—The Big Bet Snapshot By Bertram Lebhar
53—Boots and Saddles By J. Aubrey Tyson
54—Hazzard of West Point By Edmond Lawrence
55—Service Courageous By Don Cameron Shafer
56—On Post By Bertram Lebhar
57—Jack Cope, Trooper By Roy Fessenden
58—Service Audacious By Don Cameron Shafer
59—When Fortune Dares By Emerson Baker
60—In the Land of Treasure By Barry Wolcott
61—A Soul Laid Bare By J. Kenilworth Egerton
62—Wireless Sid By Dana R. Preston
63—Garrison’s Finish By W. B. M. Ferguson
64—Bob Storm of the Navy By Ensign Lee Tempest, U.S.N.
65—Golden Bighorn By William Wallace Cook
66—The Square Deal Garage By Burt L. Standish
67—Ridgway of Montana By Wm. MacLeod Raine
68—The Motor Wizard’s Daring By Burt L. Standish
69—The Presidential Snapshot By Bertram Lebhar
70—The Sky Pilot By Burt L. Standish
71—An Innocent Outlaw By William Wallace Cook
72—The Motor Wizard’s Mystery By Burt L. Standish
73—From Copy Boy to Reporter By W. Bert Foster
74—The Motor Wizard’s Strange Adventure By Burt L. Standish
75—Lee Blake, Trolley Man By Roland Ashford Phillips
76—The Motor Wizard’s Clean-up By Burt L. Standish
77—Rogers of Butte By William Wallace Cook
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
To be published in January, 1928.
78—Afloat in the Clouds By Donald Grayson
79—Around the World in 30 Days By Albert Payson Terhune
80—A Submarine Cruise By Donald Grayson
To be published in February, 1928.
81—The Vanishing Junk By Remson Douglas
82—In Strange Waters By Donald Grayson
To be published in March, 1928.
83—Afloat with Capt. Dynamite By Wilson Carew
84—Bob Steele’s Motor Boat By Donald Grayson
To be published in April, 1928.
85—The Filibusters By Frederick Gibson
86—Bob Steele’s Reverse By Donald Grayson
To be published in May, 1928.
87—On Wooded Trails By Frederick Gibson
88—Bob Steele’s New Aeroplane By Donald Grayson
To be published in June, 1928.
89—Buck Badger’s Ranch By Russell Williams
90—Bob Steele’s Last Flight By Donald Grayson
BOOKS FOR YOUNG MEN
MERRIWELL SERIES
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Stories of Frank and Dick Merriwell
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A half million enthusiastic followers of the Merriwell brothers will attest the unfailing interest and wholesomeness of these adventures of two lads of high ideals, who play fair with themselves, as well as with the rest of the world.
These stories are rich in fun and thrills in all branches of sports and athletics. They are extremely high in moral tone, and cannot fail to be of immense benefit to every boy who reads them.
They have the splendid quality of firing a boy’s ambition to become a good athlete, in order that he may develop into a strong, vigorous, right-thinking man.
_ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT_
1—Frank Merriwell’s School Days
2—Frank Merriwell’s Chums
3—Frank Merriwell’s Foes
4—Frank Merriwell’s Trip West
5—Frank Merriwell Down South
6—Frank Merriwell’s Bravery
7—Frank Merriwell’s Hunting Tour
8—Frank Merriwell in Europe
9—Frank Merriwell at Yale
10—Frank Merriwell’s Sports Afield
11—Frank Merriwell’s Races
12—Frank Merriwell’s Party
13—Frank Merriwell’s Bicycle Tour
14—Frank Merriwell’s Courage
15—Frank Merriwell’s Daring
10—Frank Merriwell’s Alarm
17—Frank Merriwell’s Athletes
18—Frank Merriwell’s Skill
19—Frank Merriwell’s Champions
20—Frank Merriwell’s Return to Yale
21—Frank Merriwell’s Secret
22—Frank Merriwell’s Danger
23—Frank Merriwell’s Loyalty
24—Frank Merriwell in Camp
25—Frank Merriwell’s Vacation
26—Frank Merriwell’s Cruise
27—Frank Merriwell’s Chase
28—Frank Merriwell in Maine
29—Frank Merriwell’s Struggle
30—Frank Merriwell’s First Job
31—Frank Merriwell’s Opportunity
32—Frank Merriwell’s Hard Luck
33—Frank Merriwell’s Protégé
34—Frank Merriwell on the Road
35—Frank Merriwell’s Own Company
36—Frank Merriwell’s Fame
37—Frank Merriwell’s College Chums
38—Frank Merriwell’s Problem
39—Frank Merriwell’s Fortune
40—Frank Merriwell’s New Comedian
41—Frank Merriwell’s Prosperity
42—Frank Merriwell’s Stage Hit
43—Frank Merriwell’s Great Scheme
44—Frank Merriwell in England
45—Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards
40—Frank Merriwell’s Duel
47—Frank Merriwell’s Double Shot
48—Frank Merriwell’s Baseball Victories
49—Frank Merriwell’s Confidence
50—Frank Merriwell’s Auto
51—Frank Merriwell’s Fun
52—Frank Merriwell’s Generosity
53—Frank Merriwell’s Tricks
54—Frank Merriwell’s Temptation
55—Frank Merriwell on Top
56—Frank Merriwell’s Luck
57—Frank Merriwell’s Mascot
58—Frank Merriwell’s Reward
59—Frank Merriwell’s Phantom
60—Frank Merriwell’s Faith
61—Frank Merriwell’s Victories
62—Frank Merriwell’s Iron Nerve
63—Frank Merriwell in Kentucky
64—Frank Merriwell’s Power
65—Frank Merriwell’s Shrewdness
66—Frank Merriwell’s Setback
67—Frank Merriwell’s Search
68—Frank Merriwell’s Club
69—Frank Merriwell’s Trust
70—Frank Merriwell’s False Friend
71—Frank Merriwell’s Strong Arm
72—Frank Merriwell as Coach
73—Frank Merriwell’s Brother
74—Frank Merriwell’s Marvel
75—Frank Merriwell’s Support
76—Dick Merriwell at Fardale
77—Dick Merriwell’s Glory
78—Dick Merriwell’s Promise
79—Dick Merriwell’s Rescue
80—Dick Merriwell’s Narrow Escape
81—Dick Merriwell’s Racket
82—Dick Merriwell’s Revenge
83—Dick Merriwell’s Ruse
84—Dick Merriwell’s Delivery
85—Dick Merriwell’s Wonders
86—Frank Merriwell’s Honor
87—Dick Merriwell’s Diamond
88—Frank Merriwell’s Winners
89—Dick Merriwell’s Dash
90—Dick Merriwell’s Ability
91—Dick Merriwell’s Trap
92—Dick Merriwell’s Defense
93—Dick Merriwell’s Model
94—Dick Merriwell’s Mystery
95—Frank Merriwell’s Backers
96—Dick Merriwell’s Backstop
97—Dick Merriwell’s Western Mission
98—Frank Merriwell’s Rescue
99—Frank Merriwell’s Encounter
100—Dick Merriwell’s Marked Money
101—Frank Merriwell’s Nomads
102—Dick Merriwell on the Gridiron
103—Dick Merriwell’s Disguise
104—Dick Merriwell’s Test
105—Frank Merriwell’s Trump Card
106—Frank Merriwell’s Strategy
107—Frank Merriwell’s Triumph
108—Dick Merriwell’s Grit
109—Dick Merriwell’s Assurance
110—Dick Merriwell’s Long Slide
111—Frank Merriwell’s Rough Deal
112—Dick Merriwell’s Threat
113—Dick Merriwell’s Persistence
114—Dick Merriwell’s Day
115—Frank Merriwell’s Peril
116—Dick Merriwell’s Downfall
117—Frank Merriwell’s Pursuit
118—Dick Merriwell Abroad
119—Frank Merriwell in the Rockies
120—Dick Merriwell’s Pranks
121—Frank Merriwell’s Pride
122—Frank Merriwell’s Challengers
123—Frank Merriwell’s Endurance
124—Dick Merriwell’s Cleverness
125—Frank Merriwell’s Marriage
126—Dick Merriwell, the Wizard
127—Dick Merriwell’s Stroke
128—Dick Merriwell’s Return
129—Dick Merriwell’s Resource
130—Dick Merriwell’s Five
131—Frank Merriwell’s Tigers
132—Dick Merriwell’s Polo Team
133—Frank Merriwell’s Pupils
134—Frank Merriwell’s New Boy
135—Dick Merriwell’s Home Run
136—Dick Merriwell’s Dare
137—Frank Merriwell’s Son
138—Dick Merriwell’s Team Mate
139—Frank Merriwell’s Leaguers
140—Frank Merriwell’s Happy Camp
141—Dick Merriwell’s Influence
142—Dick Merriwell, Freshman
143—Dick Merriwell’s Staying Power
144—Dick Merriwell’s Joke
145—Frank Merriwell’s Talisman
146—Frank Merriwell’s Horse
147—Dick Merriwell’s Regret
148—Dick Merriwell’s Magnetism
149—Dick Merriwell’s Backers
150—Dick Merriwell’s Best Work
151—Dick Merriwell’s Distrust
152—Dick Merriwell’s Debt
153—Dick Merriwell’s Mastery
154—Dick Merriwell Adrift
155—Frank Merriwell’s Worst Boy
156—Dick Merriwell’s Close Call
157—Frank Merriwell’s Air Voyage
158—Dick Merriwell’s Black Star
159—Frank Merriwell in Wall Street
160—Frank Merriwell Facing His Foes
161—Dick Merriwell’s Stanchness
162—Frank Merriwell’s Hard Case
163—Dick Merriwell’s Stand
164—Dick Merriwell Doubted
165—Frank Merriwell’s Steadying Hand
166—Dick Merriwell’s Example
167—Dick Merriwell in the Wilds
168—Frank Merriwell’s Ranch
169—Dick Merriwell’s Way
170—Frank Merriwell’s Lesson
171—Dick Merriwell’s Reputation
172—Frank Merriwell’s Encouragement
173—Dick Merriwell’s Honors
174—Frank Merriwell’s Wizard
175—Dick Merriwell’s Race
176—Dick Merriwell’s Star Play
177—Frank Merriwell at Phantom Lake
178—Dick Merriwell a Winner
179—Dick Merriwell at the County Fair
180—Frank Merriwell’s Grit
181—Dick Merriwell’s Power
182—Frank Merriwell in Peru
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays In transportation.
To be published in January, 1928.
183—Frank Merriwell’s Long Chance
184—Frank Merriwell’s Old Form
To be published in February, 1928.
185—Frank Merriwell’s Treasure Hunt
186—Dick Merriwell Game to the Last
To be published in March, 1928.
187—Dick Merriwell, Motor King
188—Dick Merriwell’s Tussle
189—Dick Merriwell’s Aero Dash
To be published In April, 1928.
100—Dick Merriwell’s Intuition
191—Dick Merriwell’s Placer Find
To be published in May, 1928.
192—Dick Merriwell’s Fighting Chance
193—Frank Merriwell’s Tact
To be published in June, 1928.
194—Frank Merriwell’s Puzzle
195—Frank Merriwell’s Mystery
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4—Jack Lightfoot’s Rival
5—Jack Lightfoot in Camp
6—Jack Lightfoot’s Canoe Trip
7—Jack Lightfoot’s Iron Arm
8—Jack Lightfoot’s Hoodoo
9—Jack Lightfoot’s Decision
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11—Jack Lightfoot’s Blind
12—Jack Lightfoot’s Capture
13—Jack Lightfoot’s Head Work
14—Jack Lightfoot’s Wisdom
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