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A RUDE DRAWN DIAGRAM, LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
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THE STEP ON
THE STAIR
BY
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
AUTHOR OF
“THE LEAVENWORTH CASE,” “THE FILIGREE BALL,”
“THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW,” ETC.
[Illustration]
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1923
COPYRIGHT 1923
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, INC.
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY
The Quinn & Boden Company
BOOK MANUFACTURERS
RAHWAY NEW JERSEY
CONTENTS
PAGE
BOOK I THE THREE EDGARS 3