The Corner House
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Fred M. White. The Corner House
The Corner House
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
CHAPTER II. HETTY
CHAPTER III. THE FACE AT THE WINDOW
CHAPTER IV. WEAVING THE NET
CHAPTER V. IN THE MORNING ROOM
CHAPTER VI. A VISITOR
CHAPTER VII. AT THE CORNER HOUSE
"'The Tragedy of the Corner House.'"
CHAPTER VIII. PAUL PROUT
CHAPTER IX. THE MISSING NOTES
CHAPTER X. A POLICY OF SILENCE
CHAPTER XI. THE NOTES ARE TRACED
CHAPTER XII. PROUT IS PUZZLED
CHAPTER XIII. SECOND SIGHT
CHAPTER XIV "CROWNER'S QUEST."
CHAPTER XV. LAWRENCE PROPHESIES AGAIN
CHAPTER XVI. MR. CHARLTON SPEAKS
CHAPTER XVII. THE GAMBLERS
CHAPTER XVIII. LAWRENCE IS MYSTERIOUS
CHAPTER XIX. STOLEN!
CHAPTER XX "UNEASY LIES THE HEAD."
CHAPTER XXI. PERIL
CHAPTER XXII. FOR LOVE AND DUTY
CHAPTER XXIII. TEN MINUTES PAST TWELVE
CHAPTER XXIV. TREASURE TROVE
CHAPTER XXV. A CHECK
CHAPTER XXVI. THE BLACK MOTOR
CHAPTER XXVII. A GLASS OF WINE
CHAPTER XXVIII. BAFFLED
CHAPTER XXIX. A KNOCK AT THE DOOR
CHAPTER XXX. PROUT GETS A CLUE
CHAPTER XXXI. AN URGENT CALL
CHAPTER XXXII. TOUCH AND GO
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE WAY BLOCKED
CHAPTER XXXIV. A CLEVER MOVE
CHAPTER XXXV. A POWERFUL ALLY
CHAPTER XXXVI. A FAINT CLUE
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE TALK OF THE TOWN
CHAPTER XXXVIII. MAITRANK STRIKES
CHAPTER XXXIX. LAWRENCE SHOWS HIS HAND
CHAPTER XL. ANOTHER COIL
CHAPTER XLI. PROUT IS INDISCREET
CHAPTER XLII. FEAR!
CHAPTER XLIII. A SLICE OF LUCK
CHAPTER XLIV. AT LAST
CHAPTER XLV. A CHASE
CHAPTER XLVI. HETTY LEARNS SOMETHING
CHAPTER XLVII. FLOWN
CHAPTER XLVIII. HETTY SPEAKS OUT
CHAPTER XLIX. IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER L. THREATENED RUIN
CHAPTER LI. THE WOLF IS UNCHAINED
CHAPTER LII. THE CAGE IS OPENED
CHAPTER LIII. FACE TO FACE
CHAPTER LIV. A STAB IN THE DARK
CHAPTER LV. THE CORNER HOUSE AGAIN
CHAPTER LVI. NOW THEN!
CHAPTER LVII. A WAY OUT
CHAPTER LVIII. NEARING THE END
CHAPTER LIX. LIGHT IN THE CORNER HOUSE
CHAPTER LX. NARROWED DOWN
CHAPTER LXI. LOGIC
CHAPTER LXII. CONFESSION
CHAPTER LXIII. A FINAL VERDICT
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Fred M. White
Published by Good Press, 2019
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There were little signs, too, that only a woman notices. It was as if the girl had found herself in a house of criminals. It was all wonderfully refined and luxurious, a perfectly appointed house, but after a year there Hetty knew absolutely nothing as to the past of her employer.
She flew up the stairs headlong with that blind unreasoning terror upon her. A big clock suddenly striking two went off in her ears like a rifle shot. She caught a glimpse of her own face in a mirror. Was that white scared visage her own sunny, happy face?
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