The Secret of the Silver Car

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Martyn Wyndham. The Secret of the Silver Car

Chapter One. THE PUZZLING PASSENGER

Chapter Two. THE MAN IN THE DARK

Chapter Three. THE BEGINNING OF THE SEARCH

Chapter Four. A LADY INTERRUPTS

Chapter Five. THE MAN WHO DENIED

Chapter Six. FRESH FIELDS

Chapter Seven. THE SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT

Chapter Eight. COUNT MICHÆL TEMESVAR

Chapter Nine. PAULINE

Chapter Ten. THE GREATER GAME

Chapter Eleven. ANTHONY PLAYS HIS HAND

Chapter Twelve. SAINT ANTHONY

Chapter Thirteen. DOWN TO THE SEA

Chapter Fourten. THE CABINET MEETING

Chapter Fifteen. ANTHONY THE TRIUMPHANT

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One day late in October when the Allies were moving with such speed against the enemy Private Trent had been struck with a piece of shrapnel. There was the recognized noise of the flying fragments and then a sudden flaming pain in his left arm followed by black unconsciousness.

He came back very slowly to the realization that he was not seriously hurt. His wounded arm was bandaged. He was still rather weak and lay back for some moments before opening his eyes. Then he opened them to meet only a wall of unrelieved night. "I'm blind!" he thought.

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"That," said Trent deliberately, "is more than you can say."

"I am not in the habit of hearing my word doubted," the older man said acidly.

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