Produced by David Widger
INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF
FERGUS HUME
Compiled by David Widger
CONTENTS
## THE GREEN MUMMY
## THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB
## THE SECRET PASSAGE
## MADAME MIDAS
## RED MONEY
## THE SILENT HOUSE
## THE BISHOP'S SECRET
## THE OPAL SERPENT
## A COIN OF EDWARD VII
## THE PAGAN'S CUP
## THE SOLITARY FARM
## A WOMAN'S BURDEN
## THE MANDARIN'S FAN
## A SON OF PERDITION
## THE RED WINDOW
## THE HARLEQUIN OPAL, VOL. 1 (of 3)
## THE HARLEQUIN OPAL, VOL. 2 (of 3)
## THE HARLEQUIN OPAL, VOL. 3 (of 3)
## THE THIRD VOLUME
## THE YELLOW HOLLY
## THE WHITE ROOM
## THE WOODEN HAND
## THE MYSTERY QUEEN
## THE BLACK PATCH
## THE CRIMSON CRYPTOGRAM
## THE LONE INN
## THE GIRL FROM MALTA
## THE RAINBOW FEATHER
## THE VANISHING OF TERA
## THE RED-HEADED MAN
## THE PICCADILLY PUZZLE
## MISS MEPHISTOPHELES
## THE MAN WITH A SECRET
## THE GENTLEMAN WHO VANISHED
## FOR THE DEFENCE
## A CREATURE OF THE NIGHT
## LADY JIM OF CURZON STREET
## THE SILVER BULLET
## WHOM GOD HATH JOINED
## THE MANDARIN'S FAN
## MONSIEUR JUDAS
## THE SACRED HERB
## THE CLOCK STRUCK ONE
## THE RED BICYCLE
## THE TURNPIKE HOUSE
## TRACKED BY A TATTOO
## THE SEALED MESSAGE
## THE SPIDER
## THE LOST PARCHMENT
## THE LADY FROM NOWHERE
## THE MILLIONAIRE MYSTERY
## THE FEVER OF LIFE
## A TRAITOR IN LONDON
## IN QUEER STREET
THE ISLAND OF FANTASY
## THE AMETHYST CROSS
## THE PURPLE FERN
## THE PINK SHOP
## THE INDIAN BANGLE
## THE GATES OF DAWN
## THE MIKADO JEWEL
## THE SCARLET BAT
## JONAH'S LUCK
## THE PEACOCK OF JEWELS
## THE DISAPPEARING EYE
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THE GREEN MUMMY
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
THE GREEN MUMMY
CHAPTER I. THE LOVERS
CHAPTER II. PROFESSOR BRADDOCK
CHAPTER III. A MYSTERIOUS TOMB
CHAPTER IV. THE UNEXPECTED
CHAPTER V. MYSTERY
CHAPTER VI. THE INQUEST
CHAPTER VII. THE CAPTAIN OF THE DIVER
CHAPTER VIII. THE BARONET
CHAPTER IX. MRS. JASHER'S LUCK'
CHAPTER X. THE DON AND HIS DAUGHTER
CHAPTER XI. THE MANUSCRIPT
CHAPTER XII. A DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XIII. MORE MYSTERY
CHAPTER XIV. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
CHAPTER XV. AN ACCUSATION
CHAPTER XVI. THE MANUSCRIPT AGAIN
CHAPTER XVII. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XVIII. RECOGNITION
CHAPTER XIX. NEARER THE TRUTH
CHAPTER XX. THE LETTER
CHAPTER XXI. A STORY OF THE PAST
CHAPTER XXII. A WEDDING PRESENT
CHAPTER XXIII. JUST IN TIME
CHAPTER XXIV. A CONFESSION
CHAPTER XXV. THE MILLS OF GOD
CHAPTER XXVI. THE APPOINTMENT
CHAPTER XXVII. BY THE RIVER
THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I. WHAT THE ARGUS SAID.
II. THE EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST.
III. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.
IV. MR. GORBY MAKES A START.
V. MRS. HAMILTON UNBOSOMS HERSELF.
VI. MR. GORBY MAKES FURTHER DISCOVERIES.
VII. THE WOOL KING.
VIII. BRIAN TAKES A WALK AND A DRIVE.
IX. MR. GORBY IS SATISFIED AT LAST.
X. IN THE QUEEN'S NAME.
XI. COUNSEL FOR THE PRISONER.
XII. SHE WAS A TRUE WOMAN.
XIII. MADGE MAKES A DISCOVERY.
XIV. ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.
XV. A WOMAN OF THE PEOPLE.
XVI. MISSING.
XVII. THE TRIAL.
XVIII. SAL RAWLINS TELLS ALL SHE KNOWS.
XIX. THE VERDICT OF THE JURY.
XX. THE "ARGUS" GIVES ITS OPINION.
XXI. THREE MONTHS AFTERWARDS.
XXII. A DAUGHTER OF EVE.
XXIII. ACROSS THE WALNUTS AND THE WINE.
XXIV. BRIAN RECEIVES A LETTER.
XXV. WHAT DR. CHINSTON SAID.
XXVI. KILSIP HAS A THEORY OF HIS OWN.
XXVII. MOTHER GUTTERSNIPE JOINS THE MAJORITY.
XXVIII. MARK FRETTLBY HAS A VISITOR.
XXIX. MR. CALTON'S CURIOSITY IS SATISFIED.
XXX. NEMESIS.
XXXI. HUSH-MONEY.
XXXII. DE MORTUIS NIL NISI BONUM.
XXXIII. THE CONFESSION.
XXXIV. THE HANDS OF JUSTICE.
XXXV. "THE LOVE THAT LIVES."
THE SECRET PASSAGE
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
I. THE COTTAGE
II. THE CRIME
III. A MYSTERIOUS DEATH
IV. DETAILS
V. LORD CARANBY'S ROMANCE
VI. A PERPLEXING CASE
VII. THE DETECTIVE
VIII. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
IX. ANOTHER MYSTERY
X. THE PARLOR-MAID'S STORY
XI. ON THE TRACK
XII. JENNINGS ASKS QUESTIONS
XIII. JULIET AT BAY
XIV. MRS. OCTAGON EXPLAINS
XV. A DANGEROUS ADMISSION
XVI. JULIET'S STORY
XVII. JULIET'S STORY CONTINUED
XVIII. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
XIX. SUSAN'S DISCOVERY
XX. BASIL
XXI. AN EXPERIMENT
XXII. THE SECRET ENTRANCE
XXIII. A SCAMP'S HISTORY
XXIV. REVENGE
XXV. NEMESIS
XXVI. CUTHBERT'S ENEMY
MADAME MIDAS
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE CAST UP BY THE SEA
PART I.
CHAPTER I. THE PACTOLUS CLAIM
CHAPTER II. SLIVERS
CHAPTER III. MADAME MIDAS AT HOME
CHAPTER IV. THE GOOD SAMARITAN
CHAPTER V. MAMMON’S TREASURE HOUSE
CHAPTER VI. KITTY
CHAPTER VII. MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT
CHAPTER VIII. MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’
CHAPTER IX. LOVE’S YOUNG DREAM
CHAPTER X. FRIENDS IN COUNCIL
CHAPTER XI. THEODORE WOPPLES, ACTOR
CHAPTER XII. HIGHWAY ROBBERY
CHAPTER XIII. A GLIMPSE OF BOHEMIA
CHAPTER XIV. A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
CHAPTER XV. SLIVERS IN SEARCH OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XVI. MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND
CHAPTER XVII. THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART
CHAPTER XVIII. M. VANDELOUP IS UNJUSTLY SUSPECTED
CHAPTER XIX. THE DEVIL’S LEAD
PART II.
CHAPTER I. TEMPUS FUGIT
CHAPTER II. DISENCHANTMENT
CHAPTER III. M. VANDELOUP HEARS SOMETHING TO HIS ADVANTAGE
CHAPTER IV. THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET
CHAPTER V. THE KEY OF THE STREET
CHAPTER VI. ON CHANGE
CHAPTER VII. THE OPULENCE OF MADAME MIDAS
CHAPTER VIII. M. VANDELOUP IS SURPRISED
CHAPTER IX. A PROFESSIONAL PHILANTHROPIST
CHAPTER X. IN THE FERNERY
CHAPTER XI. THE VISION OF MISS KITTY MARCHURST
CHAPTER XII. A STARTLING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XIII. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND
CHAPTER XIV. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XV. KISMET
CHAPTER XVI. BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT
EPILOGUE THE WAGES OF SIN
RED MONEY
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. THE DRAMA OF LITTLE THINGS
CHAPTER II. IN THE WOOD
CHAPTER III. AN UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION
CHAPTER IV. SECRETS
CHAPTER V. THE WOMAN AND THE MAN
CHAPTER VI. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN
CHAPTER VII. THE SECRETARY
CHAPTER VIII. AT MIDNIGHT
CHAPTER IX. AFTERWARDS
CHAPTER X. A DIFFICULT POSITION
CHAPTER XI. BLACKMAIL
CHAPTER XII. THE CONSPIRACY
CHAPTER XIII. A FRIEND IN NEED
CHAPTER XIV. MISS GREEBY, DETECTIVE
CHAPTER XV. GUESSWORK
CHAPTER XVI. THE LAST STRAW
CHAPTER XVII. ON THE TRAIL
CHAPTER XVIII. AN AMAZING ACCUSATION
CHAPTER XIX. MOTHER COCKLESHELL
CHAPTER XX. THE DESTINED END
CHAPTER XXI. A FINAL SURPRISE
THE SILENT HOUSE
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
I The Tenant of the Silent House 1
II Shadows on the Blind 10
III An Unsatisfactory Explanation 20
IV Mrs. Kebby's Discovery 29
V The Talk of the Town 38
VI Mrs. Vrain's Story 47
VII The Assurance Money 56
VIII Diana Vrain 65
IX A Marriage That Was a Failure 74
X The Parti-Coloured Ribbon 83
XI Further Discoveries 93
XII The Veil and Its Owner 101
XIII Gossip 111
XIV The House in Jersey Street 121
XV Rhoda and the Cloak 131
XVI Mrs. Vrain at Bay 141
XVII A Denial 151
XVIII Who Bought the Cloak? 160
XIX The Defence of Count Ferruci 169
XX A New Development 179
XXI Two Months Pass 187
XXII At Berwin Manor 196
XXIII A Startling Theory 206
XXIV Lucian Is Surprised 215
XXV A Dark Plot 224
XXVI The Other Man's Wife 233
XXVII A Confession 241
XXVIII The Name of the Assassin 252
XXIX Link Sets a Trap 262
XXX Who Fell into the Trap 272
XXXI A Strange Confession 282
XXXII The Confession (continued) 291
XXXIII What Rhoda Had to Say 301
XXXIV The End of It All 310
THE BISHOP'S SECRET
By Fergus Hume
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I 'Enter Mrs Pansey As Chorus'