A Husband 1 by Proxy
Jerold Garrison, a penniless criminal, opens an office in New York and takes on two clients. He adopts the alias Fairfax and travels to Hickwood to investigate a murder linked to a wealthy client’s niece who may be the killer. A burglary attempt and a poisoned cigar escalate the case as the clues tighten.
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Jerold Garrison
New York
Hils
Garrison
Hickwood
N.Y
Brooklyn Bridge
Tuttle
Robinson
Branchville
Dagoes
Young Robinson
Central Park
New Happenings in CHAPTER XX continues duel of wills
Garrison orders Dorothy and the Robinsons away from his address as Theodore confronts him. Theodore threatens arrest and burglary charges, while Garrison exposes a lookout and tightens control, leading to a tense confrontation and a sudden move to his room.
Garrison Seizes Tuttle and Recruits Him for Bid to Robinson
In a tense confrontation at Garrison's room a crafty burglar named Frank Tuttle is coerced into serving Garrison. Garrison reveals Tuttle's role with Robinson, warns of double crossing, and assigns a new task to report on Robinson’s agents. Dorothy awaits across the Hudson as Garrison plans to move.
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Garrison
Robinson
Tuttle
Frank Tuttle
Theodore Robinson
Branchville
Double
Hudson
Young Robinson
Ninety-third Street
A Man in the Case Opens at 937 Hackatack Street
Garrison visits 937 Hackatack Street Jersey City to meet Dorothy, finding a rich interior behind a shabby exterior. Dorothy explains her flight, begs his help, and reveals she is safe from overhearing as they plan to clear the mystery of the poisoning and the chauffeur’s disappearance. The scene ends with more questions about her uncle’s death and family ties.
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Garrison
Hackatack Street
Jersey City
Central Park
Fairfax
Dorothy
Foster Durgin
Durgin
Hardy
Branchville
Paul
Foster
Jerold
Alice
Irish Speech Orlingua: A Tongue Beyond English Fallsible Claim
A London Times writer argues that Irish English is not a mere dialect or pidgin. He describes it as a distinct tongue shaped by Irish archi tects using English bricks. It expresses the mind of its speakers and, in older peasants, owes much to Shakespearean English.
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Spenser
Raleigh
John Bunyan
Macaulay
England
Ireland
America
West
Connaught
New York
Philadelphia
Shakespeare
Macmorris
Thackeray
Captain Macmorris
Captain Costgan
Mr Kipling
Mulvaney
Dooley
Chicago
London
P. W. Joyce
Cross Roads
Times
Joyce
London Times
Seeing Stars in Daytime Through Deep Wells
The article explains that stars can be seen in daylight if light diffusion is minimized, as in a deep well where only vertical reflections enter the eye. It compares this to telescope shields and field glasses used to reduce stray light for accurate observing in bright conditions.
Naval pay and world facts in a 19th century nugget
An admiral in the British fleet earns 10950 dollars annually. About sixty six gales occur yearly. Brazil grants franchise to all citizens except soldiers and beggars. Ireland’s Home Rule idea began in 1870 by a formal association. Japan pursues aviation experiments with secrecy. English freemasonry supports two London weekly publications and one monthly.
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Great Britain
Brazil
Ireland
Japan
English Freemasonry
London
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