The Bittermeads Mystery
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THE BITTERSMEAD
MYSTERY
By the Same Author:
—Boston Evening Transcript
A thrilling story of the ring, adventure, mystery and love —New York Tribune
NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
E. R. PUNSHON
Published, August, 1922
chapter page I. The Lone Passenger 9 II. The Fight in the Woods 17 III. A Coincidence 25 IV. A Woman Weeps 33 V. A Woman and a Man 41 VI. A Discovery 49 VII. Question and Answer 56 VIII. Captivity Capture 65 IX. The Attic of Mystery 75 X. The New Gardener 84 XI. The Problem 93 XII. An Avowal 101 XIII. Invisible Writing 109 XIV. Love-Making at Night 117 XV. The Sound of a Shot 128 XVI. In the Wood 134 XVII. A Declaration 142 XVIII. Robert Dunn's Enemy 151 XIX. The Visit to Wreste Abbey 159 XX. Ella's Warning 165 XXI. Doubts and Fears 175 XXII. Plots and Plans 186 XXIII. Counter Plans 193 XXIV. An Aphorism 202 XXV. The Unexpected 210 XXVI. A Race against Time 218 XXVII. Flight and Pursuit 226 XXVIII. Back at Bittermeads 234 XXIX. The Attic 242 XXX. Some Explanations 251 XXXI. Conclusion 259
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