Summer voyage mystery with jewels and danger
Three girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise travel to Canada for the summer aboard a steamer. They meet Mrs Graham Lord Wilfrid and Lady Edith and rent a seaside cottage. A murder plot unfolds as jewels vanish suspicions rise and two men return with Mr Graham's body.
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Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Elise
Canada
Whio
Graham
Lord Wilfrid
Edith
John C. Blake
Gordon Bennett
Mr. Graham
Mrs. Graham
Mary Anne
Tie
Lady Edith
Ezabeth
Blake
Bennett
Wilfrid
Two Men Threaten Cottage Break-in At Ball Night
In a moonlit village, Lady Edith and I observe two men in evening clothes attempting to force entry to our cottage. The door proves sturdy as they retreat to the boathouse, while Edith hides a dangerous secret about a safe and pearls.
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Mr. Blake
Gordon Bennett
K Edith
Edith
Elise and Gabrielle Confront a Night Visitor in a Stormy Escape
In a tense nocturnal scene Elise, Gabrielle, Elizabeth, and Mary Anne fear a burglar in the cottage. A whispered plan forms to search doors and confront the intruder, while ghostly noises and Mary Anne's rumored secrecy heighten the stakes. The group weighs danger and loyalty as they prepare to act.
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Gabrielle
Elizabeth
Mary Anne
Céurse
Dalmatian Trial Over Corpse Mutilation Case
Antonia Logic, a widow, was tried near Salona for mutilating a corpse by severing sinews in the foot of Mathe Duda to prevent a possible ghost. The lower court acquitted citing piety. the court of appeal reversed and sentenced her to three days for mistreatment of a corpse.
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Trieste
Antonia Logic
Mathe Duda
Salona
Spalato
Duda
Antonia
Court ‘of
Heat in Match Flame
A match flame reaches an extraordinary temperature capable of melting cast iron or steel filings. Strike a match and drop filings through the flame to observe sputtering sparks resembling gunpowder, per Popular Mechanics.
The Sound of Thunder Poetry Line
A compact quotation on thunder rendered as a musical metaphor. It contrasts single tones with a combined peal, noting the royal sound capable of moving the heavens.
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Fla Middleton
Rey Righe
BF F Blippincott CO
Ray .Walters
Mary
Anne
Austria
Hudson Bay
Western Canada
Ottawa
J.S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Kansas City, Missouri
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dougingame
Spark
Brockton
Mass
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Paxtine
National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Texas
J. J. Boyder
19Th Bt
Austin
Tex
Austin National Bank
Alterstare
Mack
Mise
Desver
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