The Vanishing Trick from Bullivants Archives
An adventure story by Frederick Reddale Guess detailing Col. Appleton Biddle’s kidnapping plot against Danby Dallas, the use of a hidden cellar tunnel at The Willows, the staged disappearance, and a pursuit across London and Paris. The narrator traces missing cheques, cigars, and a signature to expose the ruse and free Dallas, culminating in Biddle’s capture at Paris Gare de Lyon.
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Tanley
Bullivants Limited
Brent Inquiry Agency
Paris
London
Manley
Col
Appleton Biddle
Vird-Ot-Prey
Col. Biddle
Tom Stoner
San Dragoo
the Willows
Marlow-on- Thames
Marlow Manor
Denby Dallas
Biddle
Danby
George Menantt
Tin Club
Poe
Danby Dallas
Continents
Dallas
Kensett
Roze
Mr. Dallas
Matanter
Donec
Rome
Stoner
Bhidieth
London and Westminister Bank
Tis Groves
The
Willows
Europe
United States
Coronel
Biddie
Oaid Dallas
London and Westminster
St Mary Axe
London and Westminster Bank
Fleet Street
Ias
Anderton
Jackal
Lombard Street
Himsclf
Alt Down
Montana
Col Biddle
Won Adonce
Yeomanry Club
Sir George Kensett
Col. Hiddle
Southampton
Bank
Dragon
Sir George
Danby Dal
Midway
Bia
Tam
Thames
Abe
George Kenseil
Pall Mall
Southeastern Express
Errth
Joseph Cordell
Cordell
Gare de l Lyon
Express
Heole
Business and money orders in a sharp talky tale
In a parlor chat about businesslike manners two women joke that business is a fraud. They recount a country letter mix up with money orders and a registered letter, the post office scene drawing out cautions about how money moves and the oddities of bureaucratic forms.
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Fou
Tam
Adele
Elas
Daye
Ethel
Postoffice
Post Ofice
Orma
Chess Evolution and Reflections on Its Modern Form
An essay traces chess from ancient origins to its current modern state, noting radical shifts over centuries that would baffle early inventors. It cites a Persian manuscript from AD 833 842 and describes outdated rules and the queen bishop and other pieces as originally different.
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Kalifes Mutasin Billah
Chean
Fragmentary science notes on magnetic poles and trees
A garbled excerpt discusses the north magnetic pole, its approximate coordinates, and a claim about the earth's diameter. It also mentions minute figures and flowers of trees like oak and lilbory in unclear context, suggesting a fragmented page recall of natural science topics.
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Sim
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