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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet by Burton Egbert Stevenson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet A Detective Story Author: Burton Egbert Stevenson Release Date: November 12, 2003 [EBook #10067] [Date last updated: February 27, 2005] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MYSTERY OF THE BOULE CABINET *** Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ginny Brewer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE MYSTERY OF THE BOULE CABINET _A Detective Story_ BY BURTON E. STEVENSON With Illustrations by THOMAS FOGARTY 1911 To A.B.M. Fellow-Sherlockian CONTENTS I A CONNOISSEUR'S VAGARY II THE FIRST TRAGEDY III THE WOUNDED HAND IV THE THUNDERBOLT V GRADY TAKES A HAND VI THE WOMAN IN THE CASE VII ROGERS GETS A SHOCK VIII PRECAUTIONS IX GUESSES AT THE RIDDLE X PREPARATIONS XI THE BURNING EYES XII GODFREY IS FRIGHTENED XIII A DISTINGUISHED CALLER XIV THE VEILED LADY XV THE SECRET OF THE UNKNOWN FRENCHMAN XVI PHILIP VANTINE'S CALLER XVII ENTER M. ARMAND XVIII I PART WITH THE BOULE CABINET XIX "LA MORT!" XX THE ESCAPE XXI GODFREY WEAVES A ROMANCE XXII "CROCHARD, L'INVINCIBLE!" XXIII WE MEET M. PIGOT XXIV THE SECRET OF THE CABINET XXV THE MICHAELOVITCH DIAMONDS XXVI THE FATE OF M. PIGOT XXVII THE LAST ACT OF THE DRAMA XXVIII CROCHARD WRITES AN EPILOGUE ILLUSTRATIONS CLUTCHING AT HIS THROAT, HE HALF-TURNED AND FELL "I GRABBED HER AGAIN, AND JUST THEN MR. VANTINE OPENED THE DOOR AND CAME OUT INTO THE HALL." "A MOMENT LATER M. FELIX ARMAND WAS SHOWN IN" WITH HIS BACK TO THE DOOR, STOOD A MAN RIPPING SAVAGELY AWAY THE STRIPS OF BURLAP CHAPTER I A CONNOISSEUR'S VAGARY "Hello!" I said, as I took down the receiver of my desk 'phone, in answer to the call. "Mr. Vantine wishes to speak to you, sir," said the office-boy. "All right," and I heard the snap of the connection. "Is that you, Lester?" asked Philip Vantine's voice. "Yes. So you're back again?" "Got in yesterday.
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