The Curved Blades

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Wells Carolyn. The Curved Blades

I. MISS LUCY CARRINGTON

II. A CLASH OF TONGUES

III. THE TRAGEDY

IV. A PAPER SNAKE

V. A MAN’S GLOVE

VI. A NEIGHBOR’S CALL

VII. THE INQUEST

VIII. ANITA’S STORY

IX. FURTHER TESTIMONY

X. BIZARRE CLUES

XI. FLEMING STONE

XII. ESTELLE’S STORY

XIII. BATES, THE BURGLAR

XIV. WHO GAVE THE POISON?

XV. PAULINE’S PURCHASE

XVI. THE TWO GIRLS

XVII. THE OVERHEARD CONVERSATION

XVIII. FLED!

XIX. LETTERS FROM THE FUGITIVE

XX. IN THE BOUDOIR

XXI. FLEMING STONE’S THEORY

XXII. PAULINE IN CAIRO

XXIII. TWO WILLS

XXIV. CONFESSION

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She wore, among other jewels, a magnificent rope of pearls. So remarkable were these, that the Count, who had never seen them before, ventured to refer to them.

“Yes,” agreed Miss Carrington, “they are wonderful. Practically priceless, I assure you. It took my agent years to collect them.”

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“Nothing of the sort, Polly. I do mean it. Lucy Carrington is a misery dispenser, and such are not wanted in this nice little old world.”

“But perhaps,” Pauline looked thoughtful, “the fault is in us. We don’t like her, and so we see nothing good in what she does. Now, Carrington Loria adores her. She had a letter from him to-day – ”

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