The Cat's Paw

by Natalie Sumner Lincoln

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THE CAT’S PAW

BY

NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN

AUTHOR OF “THE RED SEAL,” “THE UNSEEN EAR,”
“THE TREVOR CASE,” “THE MOVING FINGER,” ETC.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK :: 1922 :: LONDON

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COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1922, by Street and Smith
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN

THE CAT’S PAW
THE UNSEEN EAR
THE THREE STRINGS
THE MOVING FINGER
THE NAMELESS MAN
THE OFFICIAL CHAPERON
THE LOST DESPATCH
THE RED SEAL
I SPY
C. O. D.
THE MAN INSIDE
THE TREVOR CASE

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DROPPING THE CAT, SHE SPRANG TO HER FEET WITH A SLIGHT CRY

[page [27]]

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TO
EDNA LEIGHTON TYLER
THIS YARN IS AFFECTIONATELY
INSCRIBED IN TOKEN
OF A FAITHFUL FRIENDSHIP

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	CONTENTS
CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	Kitty!	[1]
II.	The Summons	[6]
III.	Details	[17]
IV.	Suicide?	[35]
V.	At the Morgue	[52]
VI.	Testimony	[63]
VII.	Mrs. Parsons Has Callers	[79]
VIII.	The Case of the Gila Monster	[94]
IX.	Mrs. Parsons Asks Questions	[116]
X.	Rumors	[127]
XI.	I. O. U.	[139]
XII.	A Word of Warning	[155]
XIII.	Bribery	[169]
XIV.	And Corruption	[185]
XV.	Bound in Red Tape	[203]
XVI.	A Startling Encounter	[215]
XVII.	“K. B.”	[223]
XVIII.	Elusive Clues	[239]
XIX.	Suspicion	[252]
XX.	The Feet of the Furtive	[260]
XXI.	Mouchette, the Seven-Toed	[270]
XXII.	Greed	[287]

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