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Title: The Red Redmaynes

Author: Eden Phillpotts

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Language: English

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THE RED REDMAYNES

by

EDEN PHILLPOTTS

New York
The MacMillan Company
1922

BY EDEN PHILLPOTTS

EUDOCIA
EVANDER
PLAIN SONG
GREEN ALLEYS
ORPHAN DINAH
MISER'S MONEY
THE GREY ROOM
CHILDREN OF MEN
A SHADOW PASSES
STORM IN A TEACUP
PAN AND THE TWINS
THE BANKS OF COLNE
CHRONICLES OF SAINT TID
THE HUMAN BOY AND THE WAR

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. THE RUMOUR
II. THE PROBLEM STATED
III. THE MYSTERY
IV. A CLUE
V. ROBERT REDMAYNE IS SEEN
VI. ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD
VII. THE COMPACT
VIII. DEATH IN THE CAVE
IX. A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE
X. ON GRIANTE
XI. MR. PETER GANNS
XII. PETER TAKES THE HELM
XIII. THE SUDDEN RETURN TO ENGLAND
XIV. REVOLVER AND PICKAXE
XV. A GHOST
XVI. THE LAST OF THE REDMAYNES
XVII. THE METHODS OF PETER GANNS
XVIII. CONFESSION
XIX. A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS

CHAPTER I

THE RUMOUR

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is famous--so it is
said; and perhaps unconsciously, Mark Brendon shared that opinion.

His self-esteem was not, however, conspicuous, although he held that
only a second-rate man is diffident. At thirty-five years of age he
already stood high in the criminal investigation department of the
police. He was indeed about to receive an inspectorship, well earned
by those qualities of imagination and intuition which, added to the
necessary endowment of courage, resource, and industry, had created
his present solid success.

A substantial record already stood behind him, and during the war
certain international achievements were added to his credit. He felt
complete assurance that in ten years