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THE DESTROYING ANGEL

By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

Author of "The Brass Bowl," "The Bronze Bell," "The Bandbox," "Cynthia of the Minute," Etc.

WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
BY ARTHUR I. KELLER

A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York