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Title: A Royal Prisoner

Author: Pierre Souvestre
Marcel Allain

Release Date: January 13, 2009 [EBook #27789]

Language: English

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THE FANTOMAS DETECTIVE NOVELS

A ROYAL PRISONER

BY

PIERRE SOUVESTRE
AND
MARCEL ALLAIN

NEW YORK
BRENTANO'S
1918

COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY BRENTANO'S

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. A ROYAL JAG 3

II. MOTHER CITRON'S TENANTS 12

III. THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU 21

IV. WHO DO THEY THINK I AM? 33

V. BY THE SINGING FOUNTAINS 42

VI. THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS 49

VII. THE KING RECEIVES 63

VIII. MARIE PASCAL 69

IX. A PARTY OF THREE 76

X. WULFENMIMENGLASCHK 86

XI. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN STATIONS 98

XII. CAMOUFLAGE 110

XIII. THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR 118

XIV. QUEEN HEDWIGE RECEIVES 127

XV. THE MYSTERIOUS PRISON 137

XVI. THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND 146

XVII. ON THE RIGHT TRAIL 155

XVIII. A SLEEPER 165

XIX. FREE! 174

XX. FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN 180

XXI. HORRIBLE CERTAINTY 190

XXII. BETWEEN US THREE--FANTOMAS! 195

XXIII. OFFICIAL OPINIONS 210

XXIV. JUVE'S LIES 218

XXV. "I WANT TO LIVE!" 224

XXVI. THE ACCUSING WAISTCOAT 227

XXVII. THE EXPLOSION OF THE NORD-SUD 234

XXVIII. INNOCENT OR GUILTY?