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Title: The Gloved Hand

Author: Burton E. Stevenson

Release Date: September 4, 2004 [EBook #13372]

Language: English

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[Illustration: Sparks fell upon the shoulders of two white-robed
figures (_page_ 9)]

THE GLOVED HAND

_A DETECTIVE STORY_

BY BURTON E. STEVENSON

Author of "The Holladay Case," "The Marathon Mystery," "The Mystery of
the Boule Cabinet," etc.

_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOMAS FOGARTY_

1913

This story was published in _The Popular Magazine_ under the title of
"The Mind Master."

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

The Marathon Mystery
The Holladay Case
That Affair at Elizabeth
Affairs of State
At Odds with the Regent
Cadets of Gascony
The Path of Honor
A Soldier of Virginia
The Heritage
The Quest for the Rose of Sharon
The Girl with the Blue Sailor
The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet
The Gloved Hand

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I THE FALLING STAR
II A STRANGE NEIGHBOUR
III THE DRAMA IN THE GARDEN
IV ENTER FREDDIE SWAIN
V A CALL FOR HELP
VI THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT
VII THE TRAGEDY
VIII A FRESH ENIGMA
IX FIRST STEPS
X THE WHITE PRIEST OF SIVA
XI SWAIN'S STORY
XII GUESSES AT THE RIDDLE
XIII FRANCISCO SILVA
XIV THE FINGER-PRINTS
XV THE CHAIN TIGHTENS
XVI MISS VAUGHAN'S STORY
XVII THE VERDICT
XVIII BUILDING A THEORY
XIX THE YOGI CONQUERS
XX CHECKMATE!
XXI THE VISION IN THE CRYSTAL
XXII THE SUMMONS
XXIII DEADLY PERIL
XXIV KISMET!
XXV THE BLOOD-STAINED GLOVE
XXVI THE MYSTERY CLEARS
XXVII THE END OF THE CASE

ILLUSTRATIONS

SPARKS FELL UPON THE SHOULDERS OF THE TWO WHITE FIGURES (page 9)

"I'M LAWYER ENOUGH TO KNOW," HE SAID, "THAT A QUESTION LIKE THAT IS
NOT PERMISSIBLE"

"OH, MASTER RECEIV