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Title: Anderson Crow, Detective

Author: George Barr McCutcheon

Release Date: March 1, 2009 [EBook #28229]

Language: English

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ANDERSON CROW

DETECTIVE

BY GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

Author of "Brewster's Millions," "Truxton King," "Sherry," etc.

_ILLUSTRATED BY_

_JOHN T. McCUTCHEON_

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1920

COPYRIGHT, 1918, 1919, 1920
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, INC.

VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK

[Illustration: _Three seconds later the two youngsters had the ear of
Anderson Crow_]

CONTENTS

A NIGHT TO BE REMEMBERED

"YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PRESENT"

THE PERFECT END OF A DAY

THE BEST MAN WINS

VICIOUS LUCIUS

THE VEILED LADY AND THE SHADOW

THE ASTONISHING ACTS OF ANNA

NO QUESTIONS ANSWERED

SHADES OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN!

JAKE MILLER HANGS HIMSELF

ILLUSTRATIONS

Three seconds later the two youngsters had the ear of Anderson Crow

"Wha--what was that you said?" gasped her husband, flopping back in the
seat

Then, a hundred feet ahead, his lights fell upon the dauntless,
abandoned flivver

Words failed Mr. Crow

The Rev. Mr. Maltby, pastor of the Congregational Church, happened to be
passing the town hall

Several heartbroken gentlemen threatened to shoot themselves

"The celebrated Anderson Crow?" asked the man with the glasses

The Marshal started off in the direction of the "shanty"

"I--I surrender! I give in!" he yelled

Something terrible must have happened or Marshal Crow wouldn't be
summoned in any such imperative manner as this

In the centre of this group was the new candidate for town marsha