Opinion of "Windfellow":_

"Mr. Edwards can not only tell a good tale as it should be told, but he
has the right gipsy magic, and the great fight which comes towards the
end of the story is almost, if not quite, as fine as the epic contest
between Lavengro and the Flaming Tinker."--Referee.

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The Rat Trap

By

William Le Queux

When Frank Aylmer first meets the Quentins at an Ostend Hotel he is at
once attracted to the beautiful Mrs. Quentin, and finds himself
involved in adventure as soon as that lady confesses she is not really
the wife of Quentin, but only posing as such for some "mysterious"
purpose. The unravelling of the threads of mystery surrounding the
elusive lady and her supposed husband provides the reader with one of
the most engrossing stories that Mr. W. Le Queux ever wrote.

_Other Stories by this Author include:_

The Marked Man Three Knots
A Woman's Debt The Young Archduchess
The Sign of the Stranger No. 7 Saville Square
The Little Blue Goddess The Lady-in-Waiting
As We Forgive Them Scribes and Pharisees
The Day of Temptation The Bronze Face
An Eye for an Eye Sins of the City
Guilty Bonds The Court of Honour
The Idol of the Town The Broken Thread
If Sinners Entice Thee The Bond of Black
In White Raiment The Valrose Mystery
The Lure of Love The Scarlet Sign
The Mysterious Three The Black Owl
No Greater Love The House of Evil
The Hotel X

"Mr. Le Queux is the master of mystery. He never fails to produce the
correct illusion. He always leaves us panting for more--a brilliant
feat."--_Daily Graphic_.

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Nancy Trevanion's Legacy

By

Joseph Hocking

Upon Trevanion's death the old home had to be sold, but Nancy, his only
daughter, insisted upon the sale being subject to an option enabling
her to buy it back within five years for L10,000. She might have
accomplished her end there and then had she been willing to marry the
son of her father's one-time stableman, but being a Trevanion of
Trevanion Court she was even prouder than she was poor. How she
obtained the necessary money, and what surprising adventures befell her
before she could achieve her aim, is told in Mr. Joseph Hocking's best
vein in this vivi