THE HOUSE BY THE LOCK
THE HOUSE BY
THE LOCK
By
MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON
Co-author of
"The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc.
NEW YORK
B. W. DODGE AND COMPANY
1906
PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
| CONTENTS | ||
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Lady in the Stage Box | 1 |
| II. | The Man with the Pale Eyes | 12 |
| III. | A Dead Man's Hand | 22 |
| IV. | The House by the Lock | 30 |
| V. | Was It a Mystery? | 38 |
| VI. | An Adventure in the Park | 53 |
| VII. | Friends | 67 |
| VIII. | An Announcement | 74 |
| IX. | Too Late | 83 |
| X. | "If He Had Committed a Crime" | 92 |
| XI. | Wildred Scores | 99 |
| XII. | Karine's Engagement Ring | 116 |
| XIII. | "Kismet and Miss Cunningham" | 121 |
| XIV. | An Extra Special | 133 |
| XV. | A Mystery of the Thames | 136 |
| XVI. | Information Laid by Carson Wildred | 143 |
| XVII. | A Disappointment | 152 |
| XVIII. | A Desperate Remedy | 166 |
| XIX. | "Not at Home" | 176 |
| XX. | The Quest | ...|