The Contents was added by the transcriber.
Punctuation and hyphenation have been standardised. Brand names “Vichy” and “Prestolite” have been presented without initial capitals as they appear in the original publication. Spelling anomalies retained include “onery”, “varmit” and “cuticule”, otherwise spelling has been retained as published except as follows:
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streak of red admist a swirling cloud changed to
streak of red [amidst] a swirling cloud - Page 6
scarcely any preceptible slackening changed to
scarcely any [perceptible] slackening - Page 9
heard the insistant ringing changed to
heard the [insistent] ringing - Page 11
in that dierction changed to
in that [direction] - Page 15
Stovebridge returned nonchanlantly changed to
Stovebridge returned [nonchalantly] - Page 17
haberdasher at Witlon changed to
haberdasher at [Wilton] - Page 20
hesitated for an intsant changed to
hesitated for an [instant] - Page 23
malignent glare of hate changed to
[malignant] glare of hate - Page 23
with facinated horror changed to
with [fascinated] horror - Page 25
were bowling allies, billiard changed to
were bowling [alleys], billiard - Page 26
left here there changed to
left [her] there - Page 32
part of a converastion changed to
part of a [conversation] - Page 33
it’s celar as day changed to
it’s [clear] as day - Page 33
who’s car did changed to
[whose] car did - Page 36
in a preoccupied manned changed to
in a preoccupied [manner] - Page 45
Jim Hanlon glairng at him changed to
Jim Hanlon [glaring] at him - Page 45
imperceptible this lead increased changed to
[imperceptibly] this lead increased - Page 50
the other’s facinated changed to
the other’s [fascinated] - Page 56
save his overweaning desire changed to
save his [overweening] desire - Page 57
to soak in the jaw changed to
to [sock] in the jaw - Page 57
your going to settle down changed to
[you’re] going to settle down - Page 59
in the pitchy darkness changed to
in the [pitch] darkness - Page 59
abandoend his search changed to
[abandoned] his search - Page 69
great fear, as he he changed to
great fear, as [he] - Page 71
supplimented Niles fiercely changed to
[supplemented] Niles fiercely - Page 76
supplimented Niles changed to
[supplemented] Niles - Page 76
utter desolation and dispair changed to
utter desolation and [despair] - Page 79
Summing all his resolution changed to
[Summoning] all his resolution - Page 95
with supressed anger changed to
with [suppressed] anger - Page 96
came sizzing over the changed to
came [sizzling] over the - Page 96
a little grimance of changed to
a little [grimace] of - Page 97
toward the culbhouse changed to
toward the [clubhouse] - Page 100
Say’s there is no game changed to
[Says] there is no game - Page 104
Take you hands changed to
Take [your] hands - Page 106
IN DOLAN’S CAFE changed to
IN DOLAN’S [CAFÉ] - Page 107
But to the cheap sport of Forrest Hills changed to
But to the cheap sport of [Forest] Hills - Page 113
you’re pretty corky changed to
you’re pretty [cocky] - Page 117
to think out their itineray changed to
to think out their [itinerary] - Page 120
stepped into the elvator changed to
stepped into the [elevator] - Page 135
aroung the diamond changed to
[around] the diamond - Page 143
shook his head in dispair changed to
shook his head in [despair] - Page 145
inperceptible flash changed to
[imperceptible] flash - Page 161
My dear Mr. Spreckels changed to
My dear Mr. [Spreckles] - Page 165
a good New Engalnd family changed to
a good New [England] family - Page 171
keenly on Marcus Myer changed to
keenly on Marcus [Meyer] - Page 185
Beat it! Vamose! changed to
Beat it! [Vamoose!] - Page 190
with its rugs and and pictures changed to
with its rugs [and] pictures - Page 202
no sound of footstps changed to
no sound of [footsteps] - Page 204
the man was uisng changed to
the man was [using] - Page 216
flying it’s alway necessary changed to
flying it’s [always] necessary - Page 225
effort an almost irresistibel changed to
effort an almost [irresistible] - Page 228
ceased its revoluntions changed to
ceased its [revolutions] - Page 231
turned and loooked about changed to
turned and [looked] about - Page 238
proceeded to make monkies of changed to
proceeded to make [monkeys] of - Page 238
game, wining at will changed to
game, [winning] at will - Page 269
crummed tobacco jammed changed to
[crumbed] tobacco jammed - Page 273
find acommodations here changed to
find [accommodations] here - Page 274
glad she was that Chested changed to
glad she was that [Chester] - Page 283
muttered Warwoop changed to
muttered [Warwhoop] - Page 293
was given a thump on the bungle changed to
was given a thump on the [bugle] - Page 301
shrill warwooop that came changed to
shrill [warwhoop] that came - Page v of the book lists at the end of the book does not have a listing for 1139
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Kidnaped By Robert Louis Stevenson changed to
[Kidnapped] By Robert Louis Stevenson