Intrigues of Corvet Drive Alan Conrad Saga in Chicago
Chapter by chapter, a Chicago magnate Benjamin Corvet vanishes after writing to Alan Conrad in Blue Rapids Kansas. Conrad, believed illegitimate son, inherits Corvet’s house and unravels a web of letters, debts, and a death rumor as conspirators pursue truth amid a frontier mystery.
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Chicago
Enjamin Corvet
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constance Sherrill
Lawrence Sherrill
Spearman
Sherrill
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Conrad
Alan
Wassaquam
Cervgt
Luke
Cortetse
Lake Michighan
The Watch Owner Receives Partial News of Uncle Benny
Miss Sherrill reveals she has letters and items from Uncle Benny sent to her, not Alan. He has tracked names from a secret list found at Astor Street, hoping to identify those connected to his father’s death. Most people remember losses on the lakes, with few clear answers yet.
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Corvet
Conate
Sul
Tex
Constance
Alan
Blue Rapids
Uncle Benny
Ilian
Jo Papa
Tve
Tia
Frankfort
Middle Village
Mr. Corset
Penjamin Carvets House
Chicago
Jed
Sherrill
Sherril
Astor Street
Luke
Waar
Benny
Waluum
Henry
Wuassaquan
Mystery Ties Between Father and Son on Harbor Yacht Trip
A man named Alan joins a luncheon with Mrs Sherrill and party aboard a white brown yacht at Harbor Point. He recalls bitterness toward his father, hints the father may be dead, and asks to be shown Drum Rock near Grand Traverse light on a voyage up Little Traverse Bay as the scene shifts to a continuing inquest into his past.
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Alan
Harbor Point
Sherrill
Henry
Grand Traverse
Little Traverse
Root's Cleverness in Breach Suit Echoes Judge’s Dismissal
A Boston Transcript recounts a breach of promise case where the defendant’s lawyer taunted the jury with a remark about the plaintiff’s charm and prospects, quipping that he is not in the matrimonial market as the woman smiles at him. The colorful defense highlights the era’s social views on marriage and reputation.
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Root
Richy Root
Boston Transcript
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Chicaso
Connie
Benjamin Corvet
Uen
Cynnie
Ben
Ming
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Irwin Myers
Edwin Balmer
Bonnet-Brown
Coal & Lumber
Long & CO
Lititz, PA
E. B. Beck
S. Broap St
Liritz Ball
Howards. Young
East Orange St. Lititz, Pa
J. Fred
Long
D.D.S. LiviTz
HERSHEY &@ GISBEL Conveyancers, Scriverers Real Estate and Insurance
Geo. L. Keith
Lincoln Ave
L. E. Hite Garage
Plautz
Zartman Bros
Lititz Auto Repairers
Truckers
L. N. Moyer
Miles
Lane
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
W.H. Muth& Co
Curtis Hensel
Cedar & Main Sts
Lititz
Penna
L. M
WM. M. Amer
S. Broad St
Hunt
Lititz, Penns
Donovans
Donovans Lancaster, PA
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