THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF KIMBALL WEBB

BY
ROWLAND WRIGHT

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1920

Copyright, 1919
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.

VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE I [A Mysterious Disappearance] 1 II [Henrietta Telephones] 15 III [Elsie Suspects] 31 IV [Aunt Elizabeth’s Will] 47 V [Elsie Makes Inquiries] 64 VI [A Haunted Room] 81 VII [Joe Allison] 98 VIII [Courtney’s Talk] 115 IX [Gerty’s Plea] 132 X [Coley Coe] 148 XI [Sleeping Dogs] 165 XII [Coe’s Conclusions] 182 XIII [The Expected Letter] 199 XIV [An Easy Mark] 216 XV [In Uniform] 233 XVI [A Safe Man] 250 XVII [Gilded Acorns] 267 XVIII [Elsie’s Birthday] 284

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF
KIMBALL WEBB

CHAPTER I
A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE