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       Ernest Bramah

      Ernest Bramah - Ultimate Collection: 20+ Novels & Short Stories in One Volume

      The Secret of the League, the Coin of Dionysius, the Game Played in the Dark…

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      Table of Contents

       Max Carrados Series: MAX CARRADOS

       The Coin of Dionysius

       The Knight's Cross Signal Problem

       The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage

       The Clever Mrs. Straithwaite

       The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor

       The Tilling Shaw Mystery

       The Comedy at Fountain Cottage

       The Game Played in the Dark

       Kai Lung Series: THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG

       The Transmutation of Ling

       The Story of Yung Chang

       The Probation of Sen Heng

       The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung

       The Confession of Kai Lung

       The Vengeance of Tung Fel

       The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong

       The Vision of Yin, the Son of Yat Huang

       The Ill-Regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker

       KAI LUNG'S GOLDEN HOURS

       Other Novels:

       THE MIRROR OF KONG HO

       THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUE: The Story of a Social War

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      The Coin of Dionysius

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      It was eight o’clock at night and raining, scarcely a time when a business so limited in its clientele as that of a coin dealer could hope to attract any customer, but a light was still showing in the small shop that bore over its window the name of Baxter, and in the even smaller office at the back the proprietor himself sat reading the latest Pall Mall. His enterprise seemed to be justified, for presently the door bell gave its announcement, and throwing down his paper Mr Baxter went forward.

      As a matter of fact the dealer had been expecting someone and his manner as he passed into the shop was unmistakably suggestive of a caller of importance. But at the first glance towards his visitor the excess of deference melted out of his bearing, leaving the urbane, self-possessed shopman in the presence of the casual customer.

      “Mr Baxter, I think?” said the latter. He had laid aside his dripping umbrella and was unbuttoning overcoat and coat to reach an inner pocket. “You hardly remember me, I suppose? Mr Carlyle—two years ago I took up a case for you——”

      “To be sure. Mr Carlyle, the private detective——”

      “Inquiry agent,” corrected Mr Carlyle precisely.

      “Well,” smiled Mr Baxter, “for that matter I am a coin dealer and not an antiquarian or a numismatist. Is there anything in that way that I can do for you?”

      “Yes,” replied his visitor; “it is my turn to consult you.” He had taken a small wash-leather bag from the inner pocket and now turned something carefully out upon the counter. “What can you tell me about that?”

      The dealer gave the coin a moment’s scrutiny.

      “There is no question about this,” he replied. “It is a Sicilian tetradrachm of Dionysius.”

      “Yes, I know that—I have it on the label out of the cabinet. I can tell you further that it’s supposed to be one that Lord Seastoke gave two hundred and fifty pounds for at the Brice sale in ‘94.”

      “It

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