Missing State Treasurer Looms Over Society House
Margery Fleming pleads with attorney Knox when her father Allan Fleming, state treasurer and political figure, vanishes after a heated letter. She recounts finances and servants, notes his irritability, and fears political scandal while revealing a daughterly resolve to uncover his fate.
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Eleven Twenty Two And A Silent Theft Mystery
A missing state treasurer story unfolds as a young woman recounts a late night discovery of a coded slip reading eleven twenty two and a break in with money missing from her father’s desk while jewelry remains intact and suspicion falls on political rivals Schwartz and Fleming. The narrator vows a thorough search and urges secrecy due to dangerous enemies.
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Letitia
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Margery Fleming
Fred
Fleming
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Jack
Chestnut
Union
Uneasy Apprehensions Begin in a Patchwork City
Detective Hunter notes a troubling mix of crews and sentiment as Jack Knox and his family navigate political tensions. Fred and Edith discuss Fleming and Butler with wary humor while plotting family plans and contemplating a possible future marriage.
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Knox
Plattsburg
Manchester
Fred
Edith
Jack
That Shut Him Up Exchange Joke
A humorous exchange imagines a million dollars prompts a plan to hire a private secretary to answer four questions, highlighting wit about wealth and practicality.
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