A SECRET PASSAGE Synopals
Spalding Nelson occupying his uncle Rufus Gaston’s apartments travels while mysterious events unfold. Pearls vanish from a wall safe and Nelson distrusts the super, Wick. Barbara Bradford in the same building shares odd secrets as a runaway marriage and stolen documents surface. He quizzes Kelly, learns of a burglar’s wife, and confers with hotel detective Gorman before acting.
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Barbara
Claire
Claira
Bradford Spartment
Bradford
Nelson
Mins Kelly
Gorman
Lefty Moore
Secret Wall and a Night of Danger in Granddeck
In a tense scene, the narrator and Barbara Bradford explore a hidden panel in the inner wall of his apartment at Granddeck. They discover a possible secret passage, hear distant screams and gunfire from below, and fear discovery by residents as they await guidance from a detective Gorman about the growing mystery involving the Bradfords, pearls, and blackmail.
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Granddeck
Henry Kent
Moore
Patrs
Goran
Rufus
Misa Bradford
Gaston
Bradfords
Bradford
Linge
Miss Bradford
Lefty Moore
Gorman
Barbara Bradford
Center Street
Poace Force
Walter
Avery
Olne
Barbara
Mandy
Claire Bradford
Mother
Claire
Clairel
Time Measured by Candiea and Inventions
The passage notes that besides water clocks, Candiea used oka which burned evenly. The jonstick is described as similar to a traditional device, with the text indicating a comparison to a known ancient timing method.
Taking the Gunny Side Quote Fragment
A fragment cites Bolwer-Lytton: when two men shake hands and part, the one who takes the sunny side is the younger man of the two. The note contrasts shady and sunny sides and links to youth.
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Wick
Henry Eee
Che
Ty Bradford
Bradford
Mark
Bolwer-Lytton
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Missouri
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