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Title: The Herapath Property

Author: J. S. Fletcher

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THE

H E R A P A T H

P R O P E R T Y

BY
J. S. FLETCHER

NEW YORK
ALFRED . A . KNOPF
MCMXXII

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.

_Published October, 1921_

_Second Printing, May, 1922_

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I JACOB HERAPATH IS MISSING, 9
II IS IT MURDER? 18
III BARTHORPE TAKES CHARGE, 27
IV THE PRESSMAN, 36
V THE GLASS AND THE SANDWICH, 45
VI THE TAXI-CAB DRIVER, 54
VII IS THERE A WILL? 64
VIII THE SECOND WITNESS, 74
IX GREEK AGAINST GREEK, 83
X MR. BENJAMIN HALFPENNY, 91
XI THE SHADOW, 100
XII FOR TEN PER CENT, 109
XIII ADJOURNED, 118
XIV THE SCOTTISH VERDICT, 127
XV YOUNG BRAINS, 136
XVI NAMELESS FEAR, 145
XVII THE LAW, 154
XVIII THE ROSEWOOD BOX, 163
XIX WEAVING THE NET, 172
XX THE DIAMOND RING, 181
XXI THE DESERTED FLAT, 190
XXII YEA AND NAY, 199
XXIII THE ACCUSATION, 208
XXIV COLD STEEL, 217
XXV PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS, 226
XXVI THE REMAND PRISON, 235
XXVII THE LAST CHEQUE, 244
XXVIII THE HOTEL RAVENNA, 253
XXIX THE NOTE IN THE PRAYER-BOOK, 263
XXX THE WHITE-HAIRED LADY, 273
XXXI THE INTERRUPTED DINNER-PARTY, 283
XXXII THE YORKSHIRE PROVERB, 290
XXXIII BURCHILL FILLS THE STAGE, 294
XXXIV DAVIDGE'S TRUMP CARD,