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Title: The Hunt Ball Mystery

Author: Magnay, William

Release Date: November 10, 2003 [EBook #10029]
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THE HUNT BALL MYSTERY

BY SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, Bt.

Author of "A Prince of Lovers," "The Mystery of the Unicorn," etc., etc.

1918

Contents

Chap

I THE INTRUDER

II THE STAINED FLOWERS

III THE STREAK ON THE CUFF

IV THE MISSING GUEST

V THE LOCKED ROOM

VI THE MYSTERY OF CLEMENT HENSHAW

VII THE INCREDULITY OF GERVASE HENSHAW

VIII KELSON'S PERPLEXITY

IX THE CLOAK OF NIGHT

X AN ALARMING DISCOVERY

XI GIFFORD'S COMMISSION

XII HAD HENSHAW A CLUE?

XIII WHAT GIFFORD SAW IN THE WOOD

XIV GIFFORD'S PERPLEXITY

XV ANOTHER DISCOVERY

XVI AN EXPLANATION

XVII WHAT A GIRL SAW

XVIII THE LOST BROOCH

XIX IN THE CHURCHYARD

XX AN INVOLUNTARY EAVESDROPPER

XXI GIFFORD CONTINUES HIS STORY

XXII HOW GIFFORD ESCAPED

XXIII EDITH MORRISTON'S STORY

XXIV HOW THE STORY ENDED

XXV DEFIANCE

XXVI ISSUE JOINED

XXVII GIFFORD'S REWARD

CHAPTER I

THE INTRUDER

"I'm afraid it must have gone on in the van, sir."

"Gone on!" Hugh Gifford exclaimed angrily. "But you had no business to
send the train on till all the luggage was put out."

"The guard told me that all the luggage for Branchester was out," the
porter protested deprecatingly. "You see, sir, the train was nearly
twenty minutes late, and in his hurry to get off he must have overlooked
your suit-case."

"The very thing I wanted most," the owner returned. "I say, Kelson," he
went on, addressing a tall, soldierly man who strolled up, "a nice thing
has happened; the train has gone off with my evening clothes."

Kelson whistled. "Are you