On Secret Service

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Taft William Nelson. On Secret Service

I. A FLASH IN THE NIGHT

II. THE MINT MYSTERY

III. THE YPIRANGA CASE

IV. THE CLUE ON SHELF 45

V. PHYLLIS DODGE, SMUGGLER EXTRAORDINARY

VI. A MATTER OF RECORD

VII. THE SECRET STILL

VIII. THE TAXICAB TANGLE

IX. A MATCH FOR THE GOVERNMENT

X. THE GIRL AT THE SWITCHBOARD

XI "LOST – $100,000!"

XII "THE DOUBLE CODE"

XIII. THE TRAIL OF THE WHITE MICE

XIV. WAH LEE AND THE FLOWER OF HEAVEN

XV. THE MAN WITH THREE WIVES

XVI. AFTER SEVEN YEARS

XVII. THE POISON-PEN PUZZLE

XVIII. THIRTY THOUSAND YARDS OF SILK

XIX. THE CLUE IN THE CLASSIFIED COLUMN

XX. IN THE SHADOW OF THE CAPITOL

XXI. A MILLION-DOLLAR QUARTER

XXII "THE LOOTING OF THE C. T. C."

XXIII. THE CASE OF MRS. ARMITAGE

XXIV. FIVE INCHES OF DEATH

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"Mr Drummond! Wire for Mr. Drummond! Mr. Drummond, please!"

It was the monotonous, oft-repeated call of a Western Union boy – according to my friend Bill Quinn, formerly of the United States Secret Service – that really was responsible for solving the mystery which surrounded the disappearance of $130,000 in gold from the Philadelphia Mint.

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After Cochrane had followed his example, the two of them hung the heavy door from its hinges and stepped back to get the effect. But Drummond's eyes were fixed, not upon the entrance to the grille, but on the middle of Cochrane's back, and, when the opportunity offered an instant later, he shifted his gaze to the waist of the elder man's trousers. Something that he saw there caused the shadow of a smile to flit across his face.

"Thanks," he said. "That will do nicely," and he made a quick gesture to Preston that he would like to have Cochrane leave the vault.

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