THE SKELETON KEY

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THE

SKELETON KEY

BY
BERNARD CAPES

LONDON AND GLASGOW
COLLINS' CLEAR-TYPE PRESS

Copyright

First Impression, April 1919
Second May 1919
Reprinted, February 1921

CONTENTS

  1. CHAP.PAGE
  2. INTRODUCTION vii
  3. I. MY FIRST MEETING WITH THE BARON 1
  4. II. MY SECOND MEETING WITH THE BARON 10
  5. III. WILDSHOTT 17
  6. IV. I AM INTERESTED IN THE BARON 28
  7. V. THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME 38
  8. VI. THAT THUNDERS IN THE INDEX 47
  9. VII. THE BARON VISITS THE SCENE OF THE CRIME 64
  10. VIII. AN ENTR'ACTE 80
  11. IX. THE INQUEST 87
  12. X. AFTERWARDS 119
  13. XI. THE BARON DRIVES 127
  14. XII. THE BARON WALKS 140
  15. XIII. ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE 145
  16. XIV. THE EXPLOSION 155
  17. XV. THE FACE ON THE WALL 184
  18. XVI. THE BARON FINDS A CHAMPION 192
  19. XVII. AND AUDREY 207
  20. XVIII. THE BARON RETURNS 216
  21. XIX. THE DARK HORSE 225
  22. XX. THE BARON LAYS HIS CARDS ON THE TABLE 234
  23. XXI. A LAST WORD 22

Mrs Bernard Capes wishes to express her gratitude to Mr Chesterton for his appreciative introduction to her husband's last work, and to Mr A. K. Cook for his invaluable assistance in preparing it for the press.

Winchester.

This work was published before January 1, 1927, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

 
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