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(the University of Wisconsin--Madison)

THE PURPLE FERN

THE PURPLE FERN

BY

FERGUS HUME

Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Yellow Holly," "The Silent House in Pimlico," &c., &c.

LONDON EVERETT & CO. 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C. 1907

CONTENTS

CHAPTER.
[I.]THE MAN IN GREY
[II.]AN ADVENTURE
[III.]TWINS
[IV.]A MYSTERY
[V.]THE VICAR
[VI.]A DISCOVERY
[VII.]DR. JERCE EXPLAINS
[VIII.]WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
[IX.]THE INQUEST
[X.]A CHANCE WHISPER
[XI.]THE DOG
[XII.]BUSINESS AFFAIRS
[XIII.]THE NEW EPOCH
[XIV.]PRUDENCE
[XV.]THE VICAR'S TROUBLES
[XVI.]A STRANGE COMMUNICATION
[XVII.]THE RECALL OF DR. JERCE
[XVIII.]THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
[XIX.]ZARA, THE BUTTERFLY
[XX.]PROOF POSITIVE
[XXI.]ACKWORTH'S NEWS
[XXII.]THE ANONYMOUS LETTER
[XXIII.]AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
[XXIV.]FERDINAND BAIRD AT BAY
[XXV.]THE WHOLE TRUTH
[XXVI.]NEMESIS

THE PURPLE FERN

[CHAPTER I]