THE CLOSING NET
"IS HE DEAD?" I ASKED, AND LEANED AGAINST THE WALL (page 234)
THE CLOSING NET
BY
HENRY C. ROWLAND
AUTHOR OF "IN THE SERVICE OF THE PRINCESS,"
"THE MAGNET," ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
A. C. MICHAEL
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY,
1912
Copyright, 1911, by Henry C. Rowland as "Chu, Chu,
the Shearer" and "Leontine and Company"
Copyright, 1912, by Dodd, Mead and Company
CONTENTS
PART ONE chapter page I Tide Water Clam 1 II The Tide Turns 25 III Léontine Digs in the Sand 41 IV A Back Eddy 59 V Léontine Shows Her Teeth 74 VI "Will You Walk Into My Parlour?" 94 VII American Methods 105 VIII Hawk And Raven 116 IX The Falcon Strikes 128 X Rosenthal 142 XI An Heroic Lie 160 PART TWO I Under Cover 175 II The Countess Rosalie 191 III The First Round 219 IV Sanctuary 237 V Quicksands 247 VI Temptation 270 VII Back Into the World 290 VIII The Passing of Ivan 306 IX The Net Closes 316 X Into the Light 329
ILLUSTRATIONS
"Is he dead?" I asked, and leaned against the wall. (Page 234) Frontispiece Rosalie Facing Page 34 Rosalie caught my drift and began to gesticulate. (Page 199) ""98 "What if I were to tell you that you were talking to a crook?" (Page 218) ""164 There was a snarl of rage in his voice, and I began to think that Ivan was a more dangerous man than I had thought. (Page 273) ""230 I fired again and brought a snarl out of him. (Page 327) ""300
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