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Title: The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons
Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the
famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend
Dr. Watson

Author: James Francis Thierry

Release Date: January 31, 2010 [EBook #31135]

Language: English

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The Adventure of the
Eleven Cuff-Buttons

BEING ONE OF THE EXCITING EPISODES IN THE CAREER OF THE FAMOUS
DETECTIVE HEMLOCK HOLMES, AS RECORDED BY HIS FRIEND DR. WATSON

BY

JAMES FRANCIS THIERRY

THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY
440 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
MCMXVIII

Copyright, 1918, by
THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY

THE ADVENTURES OF THE ELEVEN CUFF-BUTTONS

CHAPTER I

Well, you see, it was like this:

After my illustrious friend, Hemlock Holmes, champion unofficial
detective of the world, had doped out "The Adventure of the Second
Stain,"--the last one to be pulled off after his return to
life,--thereby narrowly averting a great war, he got sick of London
life and hiked over to the United States. He prevailed upon me to
accompany him to that remarkable country; and we stayed there for
three years, living in New York City all the time. There, on many
occasions, Holmes displayed to great advantage his marvelous powers,
and helped the New York police to clear up many a mystery that they
had been unable to solve; for we found the police of that city to be
just as stupid and chuckle-headed as those of London.

While in New York Holmes and I both learned to use American slang, and
in case this little book should happen to be read by any of London
society's "upper crust," I humbly beg their pardon for any examples of
slang that may have crept into its pages.

Upon the death of King Edward in May, 1910, Hemlock Holmes was called
back to London by the Scotland Yard officials to solve the mysterious