The Wire Devils

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Frank L. Packard. The Wire Devils

The Wire Devils

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THE WIRE DEVILS

I—THE SECRET CODE

NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL RELEASED FROM SING SING. POLICE ARE WARNED THAT MAN MAY BE IN THIS VICINITY. HARRY MAUL, ALIAS THE HAWK, KNOWN TO BE IN THE WEST

II—THE TEN-DOLLAR COUNTERFEIT NOTE

III-THE PAYMASTER'S SAFE

IV—AT BALD CREEK STATION

V—IN WHICH A CASH BOX DISAPPEARS

ISAAC KIRSCHELL. LOANS, MORTGAGES & GENERAL EXCHANGE

VI—SOME OF THE LITTLE SPIDERS

VII—WANTED—THE HAWK—DEAD OR ALIVE

$5,000 REWARD—FOR EX-SING SING CONVICT

$2,000 REWARD

VIII—THREADS IN THE WEB

IX—THE LOOTING OF THE FAST MAIL

X—THE THIRD PARTY

XI—THE LEAD CAPSULE

XII—BLINDMAN'S-BUFF

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A LEAD CAPSULE

XIII—THE MAN WITH THE SCAR

XIV—THE CLUE

XV—THE LADYBIRD

XVI—AN EVEN BREAK

XVII—A HOLE IN THE WALL

XVIII—THE HAWK PACKS HIS VALISE

XIX—BIRDS OF A FEATHER

“I——”

XX—“CONFIDENTIAL” CORRESPONDENCE

THE END

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Frank L. Packard

Published by Good Press, 2021

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Then the man's flashlight gleamed again, lighting up the top of the desk. There was a sharp, ripping sound, as of the tearing of wood under pressure, and the upper drawer, forced open by a steel jimmy, was pulled out.

“Birds of a feather!” said the Hawk grimly to himself. “Number One, of the Wire Devils! I didn't beat him to it by as much margin as I thought I would!”

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