Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE CREVICE

by

WILLIAM J. BURNS and ISABEL OSTRANDER

Illustrations by Will Grefé

New York Grosset & Dunlap Publishers

Copyright, 1915, by W. J. Watt & Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I PENNINGTON LAWTON AND THE GRIM REAPER 1
II REVELATIONS 16
III HENRY BLAINE TAKES A HAND 29
IV THE SEARCH 38
V THE WILL 53
VI THE FIRST COUNTER-MOVE 66
VII THE LETTER 78
VIII GUY MORROW FACES A PROBLEM 98
IX GONE! 104
X MARGARET HEFFERMAN'S FAILURE 116
XI THE CONFIDENCE OF EMILY 134
XII THE CIPHER 154
XIII THE EMPTY HOUSE 171
XIV IN THE OPEN 192
XV CHECKMATE! 207
XVI THE LIBRARY CHAIR 224
XVII THE RESCUE 240
XVIII THE TRAP 255
XIX THE UNSEEN LISTENER 272
XX THE CREVICE 290
XXI CLEARED SKIES 308

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"I supposed that father was working late over some
papers and I knew that I must not disturb him." Frontispiece

With the cunning of a Jimmy Valentine he manipulated
the tumblers. Ramon Hamilton, his discomfiture
forgotten, watched with breathless interest. 94

Her head was thrown back, her eyes blazing: and as she
faced him, she slowly raised her arm and pointed a
steady finger at the recoiling figure. 262

THE CREVICE