The Riddle of the Purple Emperor
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Hanshew Mary E.. The Riddle of the Purple Emperor
CHAPTER I. WHICH INTRODUCES A NEW FRIEND
CHAPTER II. THE HOME-COMING
CHAPTER III. IN THE DARK
CHAPTER IV. THE HOUSE OF SHADOWS
CHAPTER V. THE THREADS OF CHANCE
CHAPTER VI. THE CRY IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VII. IN THE TIGER'S CLUTCHES
CHAPTER VIII. COMPLICATIONS AND COMPLEXITIES
CHAPTER IX. THE HOUSE WITH THE SHUTTERED WINDOWS
CHAPTER X. A SHOT IN THE DARK
CHAPTER XI. A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XII. THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
CHAPTER XIII. TIGHTENING THE STRANDS
CHAPTER XIV. THE PLOT THICKENS
CHAPTER XV. TANGLED THREADS
CHAPTER XVI. IN THE DOCTOR'S SURGERY
CHAPTER XVII. MISS CHEYNE AGAIN
CHAPTER XVIII. DOLLOPS TAKES A HAND
CHAPTER XIX. THE TWIN SCARVES
CHAPTER XX. A TWISTED CLUE
CHAPTER XXI "'TIS A MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS"
CHAPTER XXII. THE TRAP
CHAPTER XXIII. UNTWISTING THE THREADS
CHAPTER XXIV. AN UNEXPECTED CONTRETEMPS
CHAPTER XXV "A TALE UNFOLDED"
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A slight mist had fallen, and fields and lanes were gradually enveloping themselves in a gray shroud which rose in thick vapour from the river. Also it was getting dark, yet to Cleek, whose whole heart and soul were bound up in the neighbourhood that formed the temporary home of Ailsa Lorne, the one woman in the world for him, the way was as clear as though he held a map in his hand, and a torch whereby to see it with.
He knew that the dark, tree-lined lane ran on for some thousand yards, with but two curves, until it reached the neighbouring parish where it divided in a fork. Here one road led to the gateways of Cheyne Court and to the river-bank. The other proceeded to the rear of the village of Hampton. On the other side, draggled trees and matted gorse bushes were scattered over a piece of land which was used largely for the encampment of tribes of wandering gipsies, travelling booths, and circuses. It was as well the chosen pitch of the annual fair, an occasion that brought the rag-tail and riff-raff of London to over-flow the tiny hamlet, and give the inhabitants food for gossip for the remainder of the year.
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Satin in March! And a woman! She was the second woman he had seen cross the lawn that night, the one an hour or so ago, in white, and now this one in scarlet. The thing was so uncanny, so totally unexpected, that Cleek's brain positively reeled. In a flash she was gone.
He turned to follow in pursuit, but as he switched on his heel, it was to come face to face with the panting, breathless figure of Mr. Roberts.
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