Mystery of the Banked Fortune and a Lady of Lures
Abner Halliday, a miserly millionaire, is robbed of 340000 after a burglary in his home. His nephew Tom narrates the scene as police deduce the thief used a front door key. The tale shifts to a social circle including Bruce Halliday and the alluring Mrs. Dace, who captivates the narrator. He encounters old friend LeDuc and recounts how romance and theft entwine amid wealth and suspicion.
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Abner
Halliday
Tom
Bruce Halliday
Peet Clareé Winton
Bruce
Mra. Tebbeta
Mr. Halliday
Saya
LeDuc
Ansault
The
Imperial
Dick Hdwards
Race
Hte
Edwards
Mia
Hdwards
Lappy
Bua
Mrg
Dwards
Dace Ives
Orient
Ace
Marle Madden
Dace
India
Bruce Graw
Bughler
Bac
The Love of a Man for a Mysterious Woman
A narrator describes love as a disease with shifting effects and entangling allure. He admires Mrs Dace while admitting caution, noting a magical Arcadia residence and a strikingly styled encounter as "TO BE CONTINUED."
Untitled Fragment on Succession and Heir
A fragmented dialogue discusses a bald ruler lacking a clear heir, raising questions about succession and the dangers of a ruler without an obvious successor.
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Irving Greene
Mrs. Dace
Clare
Earth