Mystery of the Missing Fortune and a Hallway Confession
Abner Halliday, a miserly millionaire, is found gagged and bound with his safe rifled of forty thousand dollars. His nephew Tom drives the plot with clues involving Bruce Halliday, Mrs. Dace, and Richard Mackay. A tense confrontation unfolds as Mrs. Dace reveals her affair and Mackay’s protection, ending with Tom awaiting a week for forgiveness and missing keys.
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Abner Halliday
Tom
Bruce Alliday
Clare Winton
Bruce
William LeDuc
Richard Mackay
Mackey
Janet
Mr. Mackay
Derby Day Despair and a Bogged Card Sharer
The narrator recalls a Derby day clouded by a collapsed Eagle Boy after a thrilling race. He endures a fractured romance with Mrs. Dace, whose trust deepens and then withers as his horse wagering goes awry, prompting a costly attempt to repair his standing through a risky stock venture tied to underground transit speculation.
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Bruce
Simon
Q. T
Black Eagle
Clare
Mrs. Dace
Miss Winton
Kentucky
Pettit
Eagle Boy
Sible
Savings Bank
His Busy Day
A visitor left an impression that failed to engage. His remarks were illuminating yet bore the listener, whose desk lamp glared and the exchange drifted into dull, awkward tones.
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