The Crystal Stopper

by Maurice Leblanc

THE CRYSTAL STOPPER

by Maurice LeBlanc

Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor. Frontispiece

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
[I.]	The Arrests
[II.]	Eight From Nine Leaves One
[III.]	The Home Life of Alexis Daubreco
[IV.]	The Chief of the Enemies
[V.]	The Twenty-seven
[VI.]	The Death-sentence
[VII.]	The Profile of Napoleon
[VIII.]	The Lovers’ Tower
[IX.]	In the Dark
[X.]	Extra-Dry?
[XI.]	The Cross of Lorraine
[XII.]	The Scaffold
[XIII.]	The Last Battle

ILLUSTRATIONS

Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.	[Frontispiece]
Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont? Are you sure?”	[40]
“Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies. Have you a feeding bottle?”	[78]
“Be quiet!... Be quiet!” she cried, clutching him fiercely. “You mustn’t say that.”	[84]
Lupin sprang to his feet. He was prepared for every upshot except this.	[118]
“What we have to do is to stop the mischief and to-night, you understand, to-night the thing will be done.”	[138]
The sight which she beheld struck her with stupefaction.	[214]
Daubrecq ran up to Prasville out of breath and caught hold of him with his two enormous hands.	[278]

CHAPTER I.

THE ARRESTS