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.C.
NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| 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] |
THE LAST STROKE.