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as he? And what was his purpose? Mr. Charteris shows himself in this story to be one of the real brand of mystery novelists. The Author can write a rattling good yarn, full of excitement and real mystery. Thoroughly brisk in action, the story is told in a virile and spirited manner. _WARD, LOCK & CO.'S NEW FICTION_ The Tenant of Cromlech Cottage By Joseph Hocking Ghost stories move almost inevitably to one of two denouements--a materialistic explanation or a supernatural. THE TENANT OF CROMLECH COTTAGE has a surprise for the reader in that the physical explanation of the noises and movements that have disturbed the novelist owner of the haunted cottage--that these were occasioned by the nocturnal visits of two orphans who believed that a will was hidden there--was followed by the appearance of a dead man to tell the novelist where this missing will might be found. This dualism is typical of Joseph Hocking's Cornish stories where romance and realism make a blend as fascinating as it is unique. There are few better story-tellers than Mr. Joseph Hocking, especially when he is dealing with his beloved Cornwall. His stories are thrillingly interesting, and rivet the attention of the reader from beginning to end. _WARD, LOCK & CO.'S NEW FICTION_ The Knightsbridge Mystery By Carlton Dawe The conclusion of this story has a real grip, and the solution of the mystery concerning the death of the girl victim of an unknown hand is at once original and instinct with a true human pathos. The character of the detective who investigates the case is one of the triumphs of the book, and he is no stereotyped member of the Criminal Investigation Department but a living personality as well as a convincing police officer. Mr. Carlton Dawe has written in THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE MYSTERY one of his best and most sympathetic stories. _Other recent successes by this Author:_ The Temptation of Selma Desperate Love A Tangled Marriage Euryale in London Stranger than Fiction The Way of a Maid Love the Conqueror The Glare The Forbidden Shrine "For a certain crispness of dialogue, and deft arrangement of the events of a good plot, Mr. Carlton Dawe has very few rivals."--_The Yorkshire Post._ End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Jack O' Judgment, by Edgar Wallace *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JACK O' JUDGMENT *** ***** This file s
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