Lorelei Knight Faces Blackmail Plot in Night of High Tension
Lorelei Knight becomes entangled in a web of romance and danger as she and banker Merkle chase a possible blackmail scheme tied to Hammon. A violent car crash and a Château confrontation reveal Max Melcher's manipulation and Hammon's vulnerable marriage, ending with a dangerous alliance between Lorelei and Hammon as they seek scarce happiness.
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Peter Knight
New York
Lorelei
Lorelei Knight
Bergman
Slosson
Hammon
Mertzie
Bob Wharton
Bammon
Merkle
Jarvis
Silas
Max Melcher
Shadows of Murder and Corruption in New York
A few years ago New York and the nation were stirred by sensational murders and police reforms. The piece recounts gangsters and their political allies and the brutal work behind the city’s crime wave, including four gunmen and a police officer executed in the electric chair.
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New York City
Lorelei Delivers Clues as Car Heads Toward Long Island
Lorelei recounts suspicions while Lorelei's party speeds along the roads to the Long Island plains. Merkle darkly notes Melcher is cautious about a large blackmailing scheme and seeks protection, hinting at drastic action.
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Lorelei
Long Island Plains
Merkle
Lorelei Questions and Morning Quiet After Night’s Silence
Lorelei awakens seeking Jim with no answer as her mother probes for details about the prior night. Lorelei recalls dining with Mr. Merkle and avoids further questions, noting her mother’s prying resemblance to a magpie while she buys papers hoping the incident remains suppressed by Hammon and Merkle.
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Lorelei
Jim
Mr. Merkle
Mrs. Knight
Hammon
Merkle
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Rex Beach
Bob
Regan
Max
Melcher
Annoyer
Miss Lynn
Mrs. Croft
Tim
Kerelel
Croft
Robert Wharton
Mr. Regan
Wharton
Fifth Avenue
Long Island Road
Long Island
Queensborough
Blackwell’s Island
Mr. Hammon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Miss Knight
France
Lynn
Eelf
Jamaica
Motor Parkway
Sis
Jin
Chateau
Jarvis Hammon
John
M’sieu 'Ammon
Will
M’sley
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