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(University of Wisconsin--Madison)

THE SCARLET BAT

A Detective Story
By

FERGUS HUME

AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," "THE GOLDEN IDOL,"
"THE WHEELING LIGHT," "MADAM MIDAS," "THE INDIAN BANGLE," ETC.

LONDON
F. V. WHITE & CO. LTD.
14 BEDFORD STREET, STRAND, W.C.
1905

CONTENTS

CHAP.
[I.]Sowing The Wind
[II.]Reaping The Whirlwind
[III.]A Friend In Need
[IV.]Two Hundred Pounds Reward
[V.]The Inquest
[VI.]A Scrap Of Paper
[VII.]Cupid's Bargain
[VIII.]A Pleasant Surprise
[IX.]The Old Romance
[X.]A Queer Mark
[XI.]Frank's Story
[XII.]The Unexpected Happens
[XIII.]A Quaker Lady
[XIV.]A Public Clue
[XV.]A Strange Disappearance
[XVI.]What Mildred Knew
[XVII.]The Sealed Letter
[XVIII.]A Queer Visitor
[XIX.]A Story Of The Past
[XX.]A Strange Will
[XXI.]An Unexpected Meeting
[XXII.]Miss Cork Explains
[XXIII.]Balkis
[XXIV.]Tamaroo Speaks
[XXV.]Nemesis
[XXVI.]A Wedding Present

THE SCARLET BAT

[CHAPTER I]