Chapter I: Front Matter

THE RIDDLE OF THE SPINNING WHEEL

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By MARY E. and THOMAS W. HANSHEW

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AUTHORS OF

"Cleek, the Man of Forty Faces," "Cleek's Government Cases," "The Riddle of the Frozen Flame," "The Riddle of the Night," "The Riddle of the Purple Emperor," "The Riddle of the Mysterious Light," etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by arrangement with Doubleday, Page & Company

COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Girl from Scotland 1
II. Cleek to the Rescue 13
III. The Castle o' Dreams 21
IV. The Morning Call 38
V. A Startling Discovery 57
VI. When the Sword Fell 65
VII. The Summons 76
VIII. When the Blow Fell 85
IX. A Double Tragedy 95
X. The Woman in the Case 108
XI. A New Clue 117
XII. Cleek Makes a Startling Assertion 128
XIII. Mr. Narkom Voices an Opinion 142
XIV. In Which Rhea Takes a Hand 149
XV. Another Fly in the Web 159
XVI. "Tens!" 170
XVII. A Pair of Boots 180
XVIII. Enter Cyril 192
XIX. Dollops Makes a Discovery 202
XX. "Pins and Needles" 212
XXI. "A Lunnon Gentleman" 221
XXII. Damning Evidence 226
XXIII. A Startling Denouement 233
XXIV. Hare and Hounds 239
XXV. The Man in the Black Mask 247
XXVI. The End in Sight 265
XXVII. What Happened in the Library 278
XXVIII. The Secret of the Singing Wheel 284
XXIX. "As a Tale That Was Told" 297

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