
"I am very sorry, but it could not be helped," the girl replied rather stiffly, adding: "I have been in an accident—a taxi smash-up!"
ISLAND OF INTRIGUE
Author of
"Suspense", "The Clue in the Air", "The Primal Law", etc,
ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
ROBERT M. McBRIDE & CO.
1918
Copyright, 1918, by
Robert M. Mcbride & Co.
Printed in the
United States of America.
Published October, 1918
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. THE COMING OF MRS. SMITH 1 II. ON BOARD THE TORTOISE 17 III. LORNA 34 IV. HARD-A-LEE 49 V. THE STRANGER 68 VI. ROBINSON CRUSOE 85 VII. MR. FORDYCE 101 VIII. FATE 121 IX. INCOGNITO 141 X. THE LAST STRAW 159 XI. THE OPENED LETTER 175 XII. THE TRUTH 193 XIII. THE STORM BREAKS 210 XIV. IN DURESS 230 XV. HOPE 251 XVI. THE ESCAPE 271 XVII. THE LAST WORD 291 Advertisements

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