THE MYSTERY
GIRL
BY
CAROLYN WELLS
Author of “Vicky Van,” “Raspberry Jam,” &c.
PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1922
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS
PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A.
TO
HUBER GRAY BUEHLER
A GRAVE AND REVEREND SEIGNEUR WHO
POSSESSES THE ADDED GRACE OF A RARE
TASTE IN MYSTERY STORIES
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE [I. A President-elect] 9 [II. Miss Mystery Arrives] 28 [III. Thirteen Buttons] 47 [IV. A Broken Teacup] 65 [V. The Tragedy] 84 [VI. An Incredible Case] 103 [VII. The Volume of Martial] 121 [VIII. Where is Nogi?] 140 [IX. A Love Letter] 158 [X. Who is Miss Mystery?] 176 [XI. The Spinster’s Evidence] 193 [XII. Maurice Trask, Heir] 212 [XIII. The Truesdell Eyebrows] 231 [XIV. A Proposal] 250 [XV. Fleming Stone Comes] 269 [XVI. Miss Mystery’s Testimony] 287 [XVII. Planning an Elopement] 305 [XVIII. Miss Mystery no Longer] 322