The Halliday Mystery and a Stolen Fortune
Abner Halliday, a miserly millionaire, is bound and robbed of $40,000 while relatives scheme for loans. Tom, Bruce Halliday, Clare Winton, Mrs. Dace and detective LeDuc drive a complex plot with jealousies and tips on a horse race as investigators search for the thief amid locked doors and a stormy night.
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Abner Halliday
Tom
Reckless
Bruce Haliday
Clare Winton
Bruce
Aer
Will Due
le Duc
Clare
Mackay
Uncertain Bruce Key to Hidden Money in Criminal Web
A detective-narrator discusses Bruce's suspected access to funds, operatives under a new name, and dangers of criminals. LeDuc explains how criminals reveal themselves through spending, liquor, and women. The exchange touches on trust, deceit, and cigarette brands as clues.
Wealth and love clash in a dangerous courtship
A gambler narrator revels in rapid riches after a string of wins and buys a motor car for his lover Mrs Dace. He proposes marriage on condition she sets the date, while she demands ambition and balance, warning that true happiness needs more than wealth and luxury. He vows to prove himself and to protect her before asking for lifelong commitment.
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Garth
France
Beethoven
Tom
Arcadia
Italy
St. Petersburg
Eskimo Respirator Used Against Dense Smoke
An Eskimo man uses a small basket worn device as a protective respirator for vapor baths and smoke. The description notes its practical, not inventive, purpose and its use in preparing and taking a vapor bath.
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