Epsom Mystery: A Race with RuinR.F. Fenno, 1908 - 318 pages |
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Page 70 - The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and the police were put on their mettle to discover the unknown and daring murderer.
Page 237 - He led the way through a door at the back of the saloon into a cosy room, decorated with sporting prints and stuffed fish in glass cases.
Page 175 - I saw it in the paper," he began lamely. " It was a dreadful blow, but I couldn't keep away. I — I came to see if I could be of any use." The girl's bosom heaved, and in the glance that she shot at him there was rising indignation. She had suffered a good deal for her old playmate. " Was it a worse blow to discover that father and I were earning our daily bread as tipsters than to find that I was on speaking terms with Mr. Leopold Tannadyce ? " she said, hardly knowing what she said.