ovetailed and the solution is a series of surprises
skillfully retarded to whet the interest of the reader. It is
excellently written and the denouement so skillfully concealed that
one's interest and curiosity are kept on edge till the very last. It
will certainly be a popular book with a very large class of readers."

12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25

THE MANDARIN'S FAN

_The Nashville American_ says: "The book is most attractive and
thoroughly novel in plot and construction. The mystery of the curious
fan, and its being the key to such wealth and power is decidedly
original and unique. Nearly every character in the book seems possible
of accusation. It is just the sort of plot in which Hume is at his best.
It is a complex tangle, full of splendid climaxes. Few authors have a
charm equal to that of Mr. Hume's mystery tales."

12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25

G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

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[Illustration: "HE SAW THE FIGURE OF A WOMAN LYING FACE DOWNWARD ON THE
SNOW."--_Page 45._]

A COIN OF EDWARD VII.

A Detective Story

by

FERGUS HUME

Author of
"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab"; "The Pagan's Cup";
"Claude Duval of 95"; "The Rainbow Feather," Etc.

G. W. Dillingham Company
Publishers New York

Copyright, 1903, By
G. W. Dillingham Company

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. THE CHRISTMAS TREE 7

II. AN ANONYMOUS LETTER 16

III. A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR 26

IV. THE CHURCHYARD 37

V. AFTERWARDS 46

VI. THE CASE AGAINST ANNE 55

VII. OLIVER MORLEY 65

VIII. THE IRONY OF FATE 74

IX. A STRANGE DISCOVERY 84

X. ON A FRESH TRAIL 96

XI. PRINCESS KARACSAY 106

XII. MRS. PARRY'S TEA 118

XIII. MRS. BENKER REAPPEARS 129

XIV. TREASURE TROVE 139

XV. AN AWKWARD INTERVIEW