John T. McIntyre
Detective Ashton-Kirk
(Boxed-Set)
Complete Series
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2021 OK Publishing
EAN 4064066308544
Table of Contents
Ashton-Kirk, Special Detective
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
Table of Contents
Chapter I. Pendleton Calls Upon Ashton-Kirk
Chapter II. Miss Edyth Vale States Her Case
Chapter III. The Portraits of General Wayne
Chapter V. Stillman Asks Questions
Chapter VI. Ashton-Kirk Looks About
Chapter VII. The Schwartz-Michael Bayonet
Chapter VIII. The Newspapers Begin to Play Their Part
Chapter IX. Miss Vale Tells What She Knows
Chapter X. Ashton-Kirk Asks Questions
Chapter XI. Pendleton is Vastly Enlightened
Chapter XII. Antonio Spatola Appears
Chapter XIII. A New Light on Allan Morris
Chapter XIV. Miss Vale Unexpectedly Appears
Chapter XV. Miss Vale Departs Suddenly
Chapter XVI. Steel Against Steel
Chapter XVII. What Happened on the Road
Chapter XVIII. Ashton-Kirk Tells Why
Chapter XX. One of the Old Sort
Chapter XXI. Ashton-Kirk Begins to Plan
Chapter XXII. Ashton-Kirk is Annoyed
Chapter XXIII. The Secret of the Portrait
Chapter XXIV. The Second Night
Chapter XXV. Approaching the Finish
CHAPTER I
PENDLETON CALLS UPON ASHTON-KIRK
Young Pendleton's car crept carefully around the corner and wound in and out among the push-cart men and dirty children.
About midway in the block was a square-built house with tall, small-paned windows and checkered with black-headed brick. It stood slightly back from the street with ancient dignity; upon the shining door-plate, deeply bitten in angular text, was the name "Ashton-Kirk."
Here the car stopped; Pendleton got out, ascended the white marble steps and tugged at the polished, old-fashioned bell-handle.
A grave-faced German, in dark livery, opened the door.
"Mr. Ashton-Kirk will see you, sir,"said he. "I gave him your telephone message as soon as he came down."
"Thank you, Stumph,"said Pendleton. And with the manner of one perfectly acquainted with the house, he ascended a massively balustraded staircase. The walls were darkly paneled; from the shadowy recesses pictured faces of men and women looked down at him.
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