Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery
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B. L. Farjeon. Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery
Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery
Table of Contents
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CHAPTER I
ABEL DEATH AT WORK
CHAPTER II
SAMUEL BOYD SETS A TRAP FOR HIS DRUDGE
CHAPTER III
A LADY OF FASHION PAYS SAMUEL BOYD A VISIT
CHAPTER IV
SILENCE REIGNS
CHAPTER V
CONSTABLE APPLEBEE AND CONSTABLE POND FOREGATHER
CHAPTER VI
IT WAS GONE! THROUGH DEADMAN'S COURT
CHAPTER VII
IN BISHOP STREET POLICE STATION
CHAPTER VIII
AUNT ROB THINKS FLORENCE OUGHT TO MARRY A MARQUIS OR A PRINCE
CHAPTER IX
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ABEL DEATH
CHAPTER X
UNCLE ROB AND DICK ARGUE IT OUT
CHAPTER XI
DICK REMINGTON REVIEWS THE PAST
CHAPTER XII
DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD
CHAPTER XIII
A LIGHT IN THE HOUSE OF DR. PYE
CHAPTER XIV
THE LADY'S HANDKERCHIEF WHICH CONSTABLE POND PICKED UP IN CATCHPOLE SQUARE
CHAPTER XV
DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND
CHAPTER XVI
LETTERS FROM FLORENCE
CHAPTER XVII
THE LITTLE WASHERWOMAN
CHAPTER XVIII
DR. PYE'S FRIEND, OF THE NAME OF VINSEN
CHAPTER XIX
DICK PREPARES FOR A SIEGE AND COMMENCES SERIOUS OPERATIONS
CHAPTER XX
DICK MAKES A DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XXI
THE CHAMBER OF DEATH
CHAPTER XXII
DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD
CHAPTER XXIII
FLORENCE AND REGINALD
CHAPTER XXIV
DR. VINSEN TAKES AN INTEREST IN DICK
CHAPTER XXV
LADY WHARTON AT THE FOUNTAIN
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CHAPTER XXVI
"THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" GETS AHEAD OF ITS RIVALS
CHAPTER XXVII
"THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" ENLIGHTENS THE PUBLIC
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE BURSTING OF THE CLOUD
CHAPTER XXIX
A MODERN KNIGHT OF CHIVALRY
CHAPTER XXX
REGINALD'S MAN OF BUSINESS
CHAPTER XXXI
SCENES IN CATCHPOLE SQUARE
CHAPTER XXXII
"THE LITTLE BUSY BEE'S" REPORT OF THE INQUEST
CHAPTER XXXIII
SCENES IN COURT
CHAPTER XXXIV
GATHERING CLOUDS
CHAPTER XXXV
LADY WHARTON STARTLES THE COURT
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST
CHAPTER XXXVII
DR. PYE MAKES A STATEMENT
CHAPTER XXXVIII
DICK IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE MYSTERY SEEMS IMPENETRABLE, BUT IS STILL DETERMINED TO PIERCE IT
CHAPTER XXXIX
GRACIE MAKES A DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XL
THE SPECTRE IN THE FLASH-LIGHT
CHAPTER XLI
HOW A MURDERER MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED
CHAPTER XLII
A FAMILY COUNCIL
CHAPTER XLIII
AUNT ROB PLAYS THE PART OF FAIRY GODMOTHER
CHAPTER XLIV
IN THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER XLV
CROSS PURPOSES
CHAPTER XLVI
"THE LITTLE BUSY BEE'S" REPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST
CHAPTER XLVII
"THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST
CHAPTER XLVIII
THE CORONER'S SUMMING-UP
CHAPTER XLIX
LITTLE GRACIE DEATH ON THE TRAIL
CHAPTER L
EZRA LYNN, THE MONEY-LENDER
CHAPTER LI
A DEAD LOCK
CHAPTER LII
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
CHAPTER LIII
GRACIE RELATES THE STORY OF HER ADVENTURES
CHAPTER LIV
EXTRACTS FROM "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" OF FRIDAY, THE 15TH OF MARCH, 1896
CHAPTER LV
CONSTABLE APPLEBEE ON THE WATCH
CHAPTER LVI
EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF DAVID LAMBERT DETECTIVE OFFICER
CHAPTER LVII
DETECTIVE LAMBERT CONTINUES HIS DIARY
CHAPTER LVIII
THE DISCOVERY OF THE CRYPTOGRAM
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CHAPTER LIX
CONSTABLE APPLEBEE DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF
CHAPTER LX
FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT
CHAPTER LXI
FROM "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" OF THURSDAY, MARCH, 21st
CHAPTER LXII
AT THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT
CHAPTER LXIII
CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL
CHAPTER LXIV
A STARTLING DENOUEMENT
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CHAPTER LXV
FROM "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE."
CHAPTER LXVI
JOY
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THE END
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B. L. Farjeon
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"Man alive! Of course it is. Oh, you've got it opened at last. Well, that's a blessing. If it takes as long to get out of the house as to get in I sha'n't be home till midnight. Remain where you are, John, and wait for me. If I don't make my appearance before ten o'clock shout for help at the top of your voice." These last words were addressed to a footman, who, holding a large green umbrella over her ladyship's head, had accompanied her from her carriage to the door of Mr. Boyd's dwelling. "John is my confidential man," she was now addressing Mr. Boyd. "I don't put my trust in women. They're a pack of artful, designing creatures. What men see in us to marry us passes my comprehension. If I were a man I'd want a sackfull of diamonds before I'd marry the handsomest among them."
"If your ladyship will kindly follow me," said Mr. Boyd, ascending the stairs.
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