The Red Duchess Dinner of Destiny at 4020 Madison
Winston Thorp attends a mysterious invitation from Esper Indiman at 4020 Madison Avenue. A test of nerve and appetite unfolds through hypnotic clues, a vanished jewel, and a plan involving a famed painting.
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Madison Avenue
Esper
Winston Thorp
Bingham
Tate
Esper Indiman
Lely
Hermitage
Petersburg
Lackshire
Peter Lely
Indiman
Thorne
Bell
A Rank Fraud and a Western Woman’s Rebuff
A Western woman rebukes a quiet man who travels little and never hunts or climbs mountains. Their two day journey reveals clashing temperaments as she questions his interests while he meekly defends himself and expresses a wish to listen to her stories.
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Cape Cod
R. P
Chicago
Madison Avenue
Bingham
Jeckley
Mr. Indiman
Mr. Inchman
Mr. Snell
Ambrose Johnson Snell
Mr. Jeckley
Esper Inciman
Ambrose Johnson Sneil
Jecley
Hey
Katie
Alvision
West
Papa
Paul Renfrow
Northwestern Railroad
California
Susie Eatherton
Miss Katy
San Francisco
Missouri
Fariver
Katy
Paul
Missouri River
Renfrew
Ilka
Kansas City
Miss Hatherton
Miss Watherton
Mistah Renfrow
Carpendale
Fogbound London River Mystery Aboard The Pernambuco
A fog shrouds the London river as the Pernambuco nears port. On board, tense passengers in the smoking room debate fate, while Johnstone guards a hidden bag. A sudden assault in a stateroom ends with a muffled struggle as the steamer nears arrival.
Murder on the Pernambuco Aboard the Steamship
Passengers depart as a murder is discovered in No 36 after the ship Recife Pernambuco moors at the dock. The second steward finds Mr Johnstone dead, his head nearly severed, as the captain and doctor discuss bringing in the police. The motive remains with crew and travelers alike.
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Polity Party
Jeckley
Esper Inciman
Tod
Adonis
Jockieys
Indi
Orland
Pernambuco
Mr. Johnstone
Purser
Cialist
Alford
Strand
Cross
Fleet Street
Dr. Orland
Sone
Armstrong
Den~ton
George
Denton
Ang I
Johnstone
Mr. Orland
Hugh Denton
Fragmented verse fragment on memory and ancestry
A fragmented poem fragment reflecting on idle modern days and grandparents reacting with surprise. It contemplates if earlier generations would have approved or reproached such behavior and imagines alternate presence in the past.
Captains and a Night Ride on the Northwestern Limited
Miss Hatherton schemes a daring front-end ride with Renfrew to overtake a faster express. The engineer candidly proves a racing expert, guiding the Northwestern Limited to a dramatic victory while their romance unfolds amid the midnight train race and cheers.
Wishin for Rain on the Hillside and Plain
A fragmented verse excerpt notes villagers hoping for rain amid bright sun. It contrasts drought worries with thunder’s promise, tracing north to south winds and the uncertainty of whether rain will finally come. The text cites Atlante Constitution Excelsior Memphis News and a mention of breakfast potentially becoming dinner amid a strike.
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Chance
van Tassel
Sutphen
Chapter
Harper & Cros
New York
Bpourth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
London
Mr Indiman
Wall Street
Espertadimano
Essald
Cine
New School of Journalism
Serre
Heaven
Espet Indiman
Jeckiey
Social Register
Homer
Mr. Thorp
Bordeaux
United States
Barcelona
Manhattan
Bia
Rentrow
Midland Express
Centerville
Limited
United
Kaw
Rrie Canal
Miss Eatherton
Renfrow
Sampson-Hodges Co
Chicagoy
Excelsior
Memphis Newa
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