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(Princeton University)

THE

LADY FROM NOWHERE

A DETECTIVE STORY

BY

FERGUS HUME

AUTHOR OF "The MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," ETC.

BRENTANO'S
31 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK
1900

CONTENTS

CHAPTER.
[I.]The Tragedy of the Strange Room
[II.]The Death-card
[III.]A Woman without a Past
[IV.]The Five Landladies
[V.]A Friend in Need
[VI.]The Crime of Kirkstone Hall
[VII.]Comments on the Crime
[VIII.]Mr. Prain, Solicitor
[IX.]Kirkstone Hall
[X.]Strange Behaviour
[XI.]The Mad Gardener
[XII.]The Diamond Necklace
[XIII.]Arthur Ferris
[XIV.]A Surprising Discovery
[XV.]The Revelation of Mr. Prain
[XVI.]Miss Wedderburn
[XVII.]An Explanation
[XVIII.]What Mrs. Presk found
[XIX.]The Unexpected occurs
[XX.]A Needle in a Haystack
[XXI.]Found at Last
[XXII.]A Secret Hoard
[XXIII.]The Convict's Defence
[XXIV.]Proof Positive
[XXV.]How the Deed was done
[XXVI.]The End of it All

THE LADY FROM NOWHERE