Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Notes

1. Typographical errors & hyphenation inconsistencies were silently
corrected.

2. The text version is coded for italics and other mark-ups i.e.,
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3. The Table of Contents was added by the transcriber.

4. 'CHAPTER XV' comes after 'The Silver Gauntlet' in the original.

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DANGEROUS DILEMMAS:

STARTLING BUT TRUE.

BY
JAMES PEDDIE,

AUTHOR OF
"SECRETS OF A PRIVATE ENQUIRY OFFICE,"
ETC., ETC., ETC.

LONDON:
CHARLES H. CLARKE, 11 RED LION COURT,
FLEET-STREET.

Perth:
S. COWAN AND CO., STRATHMORE PRINTING WORKS.

CONTENTS

Transcriber's Notes
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DANGEROUS DILEMMAS.

I. THE ORIGIN OF "DANGEROUS DILEMMAS." 3
II. THE CHRISTMAS WINE-HAMPER FRAUD. 10
III. MY FIRST AND ONLY APPEARANCE AS AN AUCTIONEER. 14
IV. THE TWO MYSTERIOUS DOMINOS. 20
V. THE FIFTEEN POSTAGE-STAMP PUZZLE. 27
VI. A HEAD DEFEAT; AN ATTEMPT TO WIN THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 33
VII. THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE AND STRANGER RECOVERY OF THE
COUNTESS'S DIAMONDS. 42
VIII. CREMORNE: A ROMANCE OF THE DERBY. 46
IX. HOW TO SATISFY ONE'S CREDITORS WITH WASTE PAPER. 52
X. LORD SEAMORD'S FALSE FUNERAL. 57
XI. TAKING A MEAN ADVANTAGE OF A FIRE. 64
XII. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE AIR. 69
XIII. MY TWO MATCHES, OR WATERLOO AVENGED. 74
XIV. UNFORTUNATE POSTAGE-STAMP. 80

The Silver Gauntlet.
A STORY OF THE TURF.
In Four Chapters.

I. _An Introduction to Billy Platt._ 90
II. _Billy Platt shows his hand, and receives an
unexpected but well-deserved blow._ 92
III. _A Woman comes to the Rescue._ 95
IV. _Broken bones and successful love._ 99

XV. MY REVENGES AT BILLIARDS. 103
-- SECRETS OF A MATRIMONIAL AGENCY. 108
-- CRUEL WORK OF AN INTIMATE FRIEND. 116
-- THE MISSING "RAJAH" DIAMOND. 123

DANGEROUS DILEMMAS.