A Wife's Strategy In A Boston Detective Tale
In a Boston restaurant stall, Clarice Dyke probes impostor Joe Dyke and uncovering clues links Miss Belle Ashton to Jessie Lee’s abduction. She corners Delany, trades confessions, and plans a bold escape as she races to solve the Somerville mystery and rescue her husband Donald Dyke. Rose aids but reveals secrets that bind her to peril and alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mens
Batterymarch Street
Joe
Mendow’s
Harrison Avenue
Jessie Lee
Clarice
Clossen
Dymple
Dyimple
Miss Ashton
Jack Hilder
Tage
Somerville
C— Street
Donald Dyke
Boston
Delany
Pierre
Donald
Mr. Harris
New York
Binaou
Harris
Pet
Duke
Flynn
Hilder
Poy
Olossen
League of Criminals
Delaney
Descamp
Uo Delaney
Femle
Ton Detective
Rose
C—— Street
Agia
Rose Clarice
Ani
Chase
Mrs
Pos
Yoto
The Curious Murder Case in a Conservatory
A San Francisco Examiner reminiscence retells a Christmas era murder mystery. A wealthy nabob’s party yields a dead woman found in a conservatory with unknown identity. The investigator narrates a perilous pursuit of Roger Woest, a traveling salesman, and a canyon shaft near a mountain road where the narrator nearly perished before Christmas bells revived him and led to Roger’s capture and confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
Victoria
Kate Mulford
Windiong
Rere Runsher
Miss Ashton Again in the Harrison Avenue Case
Detective Clarice confronts mounting evidence pointing to Belle Ashton as the mastermind behind a series of crimes. She weighs the risk of convicting an innocent, recalling Donald Dyke’s caution with circumstantial proof and her instinctive distrust of Ashton as she seeks the truth beyond doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hilder
Piping
Clarice
Miss Ashton
Harrison Avenue
Belle Ashton
Donald Dyke
Ae Oo
Doorways to murder schemes in the house
In a tense passage Clarice overhears Dymple and Hilder plotting. They discuss failing to dispose of Donald Dyke and a plan to murder the detective and his wife, with Miss Ashton’s revenge and a scheme tied to a dangerous league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice
Dymple
Hilder
Agoryon
Donald Dyke
Oserrang
Miss Ashton
Duke
Snowbound Family Struggles Home Through Heavy Storm
An elderly man, his wife, and five children trudged an hour plus to reach their Lisbon Street home amid a fierce winter storm. He described using a hand sled and a clothes basket to transport the baby and the youngest child, with the others walking or being carried as the group inched along. The baby endured the ordeal well, and the mother managed a late hearty supper afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Journal
Lisbon Street
Journal
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Ernest A. Young
Miny
Peraps
Jack Hilner
Norker
Naie
League
Miss S
Carleton
Belle
Neo
Veg
Hackman
Highlands
Charlee Dyke
Rayees
Chirtee
Sue
Panto
Dympie
Harrison Square
Poner
League of Crimness
Lovina
Theu
Dyaple
Ililder
Shy
Teenie
Cate
Dyuple
Tam
Dimple
Conservatory
San Francisco Examiner
Butler
Chance
Rogues
Roger Woest
Neers
Atrial
Hove
Drewes Youna
Ical Association
Bullulo
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