Circumstances of an Uncanny Theft in the Wilderness
Abner Halliday, a miserly millionaire, is found gagged and bound with $49,000 missing from his room. Tom, his nephew, pursues clues linking Bruce Halliday, Clare Winton, and detective Le Duc to a widening web of deceit. The detective exposes the thief as Le Duc, who confesses to stealing the money.
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Tom
Bruce Hatliday
Clare Winton Bruce
William LeDuce
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Bruce
Mackay
Halliday
Perso
Old Abner Haliday
Confession and Retribution in a Tangled Scandal
Tom confesses to LeDuc of a planned crime born from love and desperation. LeDuc reveals how he uncovered the plot by tracing gambling, forged notes, tools, and a thumbprint, exposing Tom's guilt. In a final twist, LeDuc frees him with a grim warning and news that Mrs. Dace and Richard Mackay have fled town.
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Sam
Eagle Boy
Mrs. Dace
Richard Mackay
Confession From a Stranger in Exile and Love Ensnarements
A narrator in self imposed exile writes a confession from a foreign country recounting a past crime tied to a doomed love. He assumes responsibility to clear Bruce and expose a cloud of suspicion over Uncle Abner’s killer duress and vows to live apart from his old life. He denies inherent theft, cites youth and passion, and asks readers to judge him by their own lives.
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Ings
Mackay
Bruce
Clare
Abner
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