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Arthur Gask. The Silent Dead
The Silent Dead
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE CHILD OF THE SLUM
CHAPTER II. THE HOUSE ON THE MOOR
CHAPTER III. THE RIVER OF LIFE
CHAPTER IV. THE WEAKNESS OF A WOMAN
CHAPTER V. TAKING RISKS
CHAPTER VI. THE COMING OF THE STORM
CHAPTER VII. THE BATTLE OPENS
CHAPTER VIII. THE COMING OF GILBERT LAROSE
CHAPTER IX. IN GREAT DANGER
CHAPTER X. THE CURTAIN FALLS
THE END
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Arthur Gask
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"On the main road right on top of the moor," said the barman, "just before you turn off to where this old colonel lives. My grand-dad said it was all bad luck, as he was caught out late just as it had got dark and the moon rose. His pony had gone lame and he couldn't ride it. So he was walking beside it, when all of a sudden this dark man sprang out of the ground and stretched out his hands which my grand-dad says were like claws."
The barman seemed quite affected by his story and there was a catch in his breath as he went on. "Grand-dad knew what he was up against at once, and fortunately kept his head. He made the sign of the cross with his forefinger and ran for his life. He ran all the way until he got home and then it took half a bottle of old brandy to revive him."
