The House by the Lock

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A. M. Williamson

CHAPTER I The Lady in the Stage Box

CHAPTER II The Man with the Pale Eyes

CHAPTER III A Dead Man's Hand

CHAPTER IV The House by the Lock

CHAPTER V Was It a Mystery?

CHAPTER VI An Adventure in the Park

CHAPTER VII Friends

CHAPTER VIII An Announcement

CHAPTER IX Too Late!

CHAPTER X "If He Had Committed a Crime"

CHAPTER XI Wildred Scores

CHAPTER XII Karine's Engagement Ring

CHAPTER XIII "Kismet and Miss Cunningham"

CHAPTER XIV An Extra Special

CHAPTER XV A Mystery of the Thames

CHAPTER XVI Information Laid by Carson Wildred

CHAPTER XVII A Disappointment

CHAPTER XVIII A Desperate Remedy

CHAPTER XIX "Not at Home"

CHAPTER XX The Quest

CHAPTER XXI A Picture from the Past

CHAPTER XXII Face to Face

CHAPTER XXIII A Counterfeit Presentment

CHAPTER XXIV Fire!

CHAPTER XXV "It's Dogged as Does It"

CHAPTER XXVI A Tell-tale Ornament

CHAPTER XXVII Too Late!

CHAPTER XXVIII A Wild-Goose Chase

CHAPTER XXIX At the House by the Lock

CHAPTER XXX Conclusion

THE HOUSE BY
THE LOCK

By

MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON

Co-author of
"The Lightning Conductor," "My Lady Cinderella," etc.

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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 188
XXI. A Picture from the Past 208
XXII. Face to Face 220
XXIII. A Counterfeit Presentment 224
XXIV. Fire! 232
XXV. "It's Dogged as Does It" 239
XXVI. A Tell-tale Ornament 246
XXVII. Too Late! 269
XXVIII. A Wild-Goose Chase 276
XXIX. At the House by the Lock 284
XXX. Conclusion 298

THE HOUSE BY THE LOCK

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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