The Last Stroke

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The Last Stroke (1900)
by Lawrence L. Lynch
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THE LAST STROKE

THE LAST STROKE

A DETECTIVE STORY

BY
LAWRENCE L. LYNCH
(E. MURDOCH VAN DEVENTER)
Author of "No Proof," "Moina," &c., &c.

LONDON:
WARD, LOCK & Co., LIMITED,
WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.G.
NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
something wrong 1
CHAPTER II.
found 12
CHAPTER III.
nemesis 28
CHAPTER IV.
ferrars 39
CHAPTER V.
in consultation 52
CHAPTER VI.
"which?" 64
CHAPTER VII.
renunciation 75
CHAPTER VIII.
trickery 90
CHAPTER IX.
a letter 101
CHAPTER X.
this helps me 117
CHAPTER XI.
details 127
CHAPTER XII.
"ferriss-grant" 135
CHAPTER XIII.
the "lake county herald" 148
CHAPTER XIV.
a ghost 157
CHAPTER XV.
rebellion 175
CHAPTER XVI.
"out of reach" 185
CHAPTER XVII.
ruth glidden 196
CHAPTER XVIII.
sudden flittings 208
CHAPTER XIX.
through the mail 221
CHAPTER XX.
a woman's heart 237
CHAPTER XXI.
"quarrelsome harry" 250
CHAPTER XXII.
in number nine 269
CHAPTER XXIII.
two interviews 279
CHAPTER XXIV.
mrs. gaston latham 292
CHAPTER XXV.
the last stroke 301

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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