The Middle of Things
THE MIDDLE
OF THINGS
THE MYSTERY STORIES OF
J. S. FLETCHER
" Mr. Fletcher is a master of plot, and he never goes beyond the bounds of reason in its procedure development. He. moreover, can write the English language as a vital means to the end both of narrative and description, and he never fails to show that he is its master. It is therefore a pleasure to read his stories, not merely for their entertaining qualities, but also for the agreeable appeal of their manner and their style."
- THE MIDDLE TEMPLE MURDER [1918]
- THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM [1910]
- THE PARADISE MYSTERY [1920]
- DEAD MEN'S MONEY [1920]
- THE ORANGE-YELLOW DIAMOND [1921]
- THE CHESTERMARKE INSTINCT [1921]
- THE BOROUGH TREASURER [l921]
- THE HERAPATH PROPERTY [1921]
- SCARHAVEN KEEP [1922]
- THE RAYNER-SLADE AMALGAMATION [l922]
- RAVENSDBNE COURT [1922]
- THE MIDDLE OF THINGS [1922]
NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.
Published October, 1922
Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y.
Paper supplied by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y.
Bound by the H. Wolf Estate, New York, N.Y.
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
| chapter | ||
| I | Faced With Reality, 9 | |
| II | Number Seven in the Square, 19 | |
| III | Who Was Ashton? 29 | |
| IV | The Ring and the Knife, 39 | |
| V | Look for That Man! 49 | |
| VI | Speculations, 59 | |
| VII | What Was the Secret? 69 | |
| VIII | News from Arcadia, 79 | |
| IX | Looking Backward, 89 | |
| X | The Parish Register, 99 | |
| XI | What Happened in Paris, 109 | |
| XII | The Grey Mare Inn, 119 | |
| XIII | The Japanese Cabinet, 129 | |
| XIV | The Ellingham Motto, 139 | |
| XV | The Present Holder, 149 | |
| XVI | The Outhouse, 159 | |
| XVII | The Claimant, 169 | |
| XVIII | Let Him Appear! 179 | |
| XIX | Under Examination, 189 | |
| XX | Surprising Readiness, 199 | |
| XXI | The Marseilles Meeting, 209 | |
| XXII | On Remand, 219 | |
| XXIII | Is This Man Right! 229 | |
| XXIV | The Broken Letter, 240 | |
| XXV | Through the Telephone, 250 | |
| XXVI | The Dismal Street, 260 | |
| XXVII | The Back Way, 270 | |
| XXVIII | The Truth, 280 | |
| XXIX | Who Is To Tell Her! 292 | |
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