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A CHAIN
OF EVIDENCE
_BY_
CAROLYN WELLS
AUTHOR OF "THE GOLD BAG," "THE CLUB"
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY
GAYLE HOSKINS
[Illustration]
PHILADELPHIA & LONDON
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1912
COPYRIGHT, 1907
BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1912
BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE GIRL ACROSS THE HALL 7
II. THE TRAGEDY 18
III. JANET PEMBROKE 30
IV. DOCTOR POST'S DISCOVERY 41
V. SEVERAL CLUES 52
VI. THE INQUEST BEGINS 63
VII. I GIVE EVIDENCE 75
VIII. AN AWFUL IMPLICATION 88
IX. GEORGE LAWRENCE 103
X. PERSON OR PERSONS UNKNOWN 118
XI. THE CHAINED DOOR 130
XII. JANET IS OUR GUEST 144
XIII. JANET IS MYSTERIOUS 160
XIV. MRS. ALTONSTALL 173
XV. WHO IS J. S.? 186
XVI. LEROY ARRIVES ON THE SCENE 201
XVII. CAN LEROY BE GUILTY? 214
XVIII. THE ROOMS IN WASHINGTON SQUARE 227
XIX. A TALK WITH JANET 239
XX. THE INITIALED HANDKERCHIEF 251
XXI. FLEMING STONE 264
XXII. A CALL ON MISS WARING 282
XXIII. LAWRENCE'S STATEMENT 295
XXIV. THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE 306
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