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Arthur Gask. The House on the Island
The House on the Island
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. — THE JUNGLE OF CRIME
CHAPTER II. — DR. SHILLINGTON'S ASYLUM
CHAPTER III. — THE AVENGERS
CHAPTER IV. — PICKING UP THE TRAIL
CHAPTER V. — THE NEW BUTLER
CHAPTER VI. — THE HOUSE WITH A SECRET
CHAPTER VII. — AT NIGHT ON THE ISLAND
CHAPTER VIII. — THE PERIL OF LAROSE
CHAPTER IX. — THE RESOURCE OF LAROSE
CHAPTER X. — THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER XI. — THE DREADFUL ISLAND
CHAPTER XII. — THE HOUNDS ON THE TRAIL
CHAPTER XIII. — THE BRAINS OF SCOTLAND YARD
CHAPTER XIV. — AT BAY
CHAPTER XV. — THE MARSH GIVES UP ITS DEAD
CHAPTER XVI. — BROOME SPEAKS
CHAPTER XVII. — THE WAYS OF DEATH
THE END
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Arthur Gask
Published by Good Press, 2021
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And then, one by one, the Commissioner ticked off his circles with comments and references to the Tide Book until they were all done, and then he drew a long breath and sighed heavily. He leant back in his chair, and, turning round his head, stared thoughtfully out of the window, as if his only interest in life now were the majestic waters of the Thames. A hushed stillness followed, to be broken presently, however, by a gruff chuckle from the detective, Stone.
"A bull's-eye, sir," he exclaimed to the Commissioner; "in fact two of them, I believe." He smiled humorously at Larose. "This young fellow is a credit to the little place where he was born."
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