The Orange-Yellow Diamond
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Fletcher Joseph Smith. The Orange-Yellow Diamond
CHAPTER ONE. THE PRETTY PAWNBROKER
CHAPTER TWO. MRS. GOLDMARK'S EATING-HOUSE
CHAPTER THREE. THE DEAD MAN
CHAPTER FOUR. THE PLATINUM SOLITAIRE
CHAPTER FIVE. THE TWO LETTERS
CHAPTER SIX. THE SPANISH MANUSCRIPT
CHAPTER SEVEN. THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
CHAPTER EIGHT. THE INQUEST
CHAPTER NINE. WHOSE WERE THOSE RINGS?
CHAPTER TEN. MELKY INTERVENES
CHAPTER ELEVEN. THE BACK DOOR
CHAPTER TWELVE. THE FRIEND FROM PEEBLES
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THE CALL FOR HELP
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE PRIVATE LABORATORY
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. CONFERENCE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE DETECTIVE CALLS
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. WHAT THE LAMPS SHONE ON
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. MR. STUYVESANT GUYLER
CHAPTER NINETEEN. PURDIE STANDS FIRM
CHAPTER TWENTY. THE PARSLETT AFFAIR
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. WHAT MANNER OF DEATH?
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. MR. KILLICK GOES BACK
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. MR. KILLICK'S OPINION
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. THE ORANGE-YELLOW DIAMOND
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. THE DEAD MAN'S PROPERTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. THE RAT
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. THE EMPTY HOUSE
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. THE £500 BANK NOTE
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE. MR. MORI YADA
CHAPTER THIRTY. THE MORTUARY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE. THE MIRANDOLET THEORY
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. ONE O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE. SECRET WORK
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. BAFFLED
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE. YADA TAKES CHARGE
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX. PILMANSEY'S TEA ROOMS
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN. CHANG LI
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT. THE JEW AND THE JAP
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE. THE DIAMOND NECKLACE
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Lauriston thrust his hands in his pockets and looked at the girl in sheer perplexity. She was a very pretty, dark girl, nearly as tall as himself, slender and lissom of figure, and decidedly attractive. There was evident sense of fun and humour in her eyes, and about the corners of her lips: he suddenly got an idea that she was amused at his embarrassment.
"How much can you lend me?" he asked. "What—what's it worth?"
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"Right-oh!" said Melky. "Then some day next week, I'll take you down to see him—he's away till then. And—you'll pay me ten per cent. on the bit o' business, won't you, mister? Business is business, ain't it?"
"All right!" agreed Lauriston. "That's a bargain, of course."
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