The Curious Tale of Uncle Abner and Clare Winton
A first person narrator recounts a peculiar burglary at Uncle Abner Halliday's rotting mansion. He details LeDuc the detective doggedly solving the case, plus his own complex feelings for Clare Winton and Bruce, a flashy broker with money troubles. The narrative blends family dynamics, wealth, and moral contrasts.
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William LeDuc
LeDuc
Lize Sears
LeDucc
Thome
Uncle Abner
Bruce Halliday
Clare Winton
Clare
Bruce
Mrs. Dace
The Safe and a Family Quarrel In the Dark Ages of Youth
In a large front room a man keeps a battered safe with his fortune, mortgages, deeds and notes. He rarely has cash, but when a payment arrives after hours he revels in the abundance, handling the currency like a child with a toy. A quarrel arises during one of these currency scenes.
Cause for Joy? Mrs Pert-Ever since I refused Tom two weeks ago
A fragmentary note reports Mrs Pert noting Tom has been sober for two weeks after she refused him, suggesting a personal conflict or social consequence in a domestic context.
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Pert
Tom
Dream Maker's Timings Cited in Odd Exchange
A terse dialogue fragment references a dream maker and a dressmaker with odd timing remarks. The lines imply a humorous or trivial domestic exchange about selecting fitting moments for visits. The snippet lacks broader context or identifiable people.
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