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A Woman at Bay, by Nicholas Carter
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Title: A Woman at Bay A Fiend in Skirts
Author: Nicholas Carter
Release Date: September 26, 2008 [EBook #26704]
Language: English
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A WOMAN AT BAY
OR
A Fiend in Skirts
BY NICHOLAS CARTER
Author of "Out of Crime's Depths," "Reaping the Whirlwind," "An Artful Schemer," etc.
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STREET & SMITH CORPORATION PUBLISHERS 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York
Copyright, 1907 By STREET & SMITH
A Woman at Bay
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I THE KING OF THE YEGGMEN. 5
II THE YEGGMEN'S CAMP FIRE. 22
III THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT. 31
IV THE OUTLAW'S HOME. 40
V NICK'S WONDERFUL STRENGTH. 49
VI NICK CARTER ROBS A BANK. 67
VII THE DETECTIVE'S PREDICAMENT. 76
VIII THE DETECTIVES FACE A CRISIS. 94
IX THE ESCAPE FROM THE SWAMP. 104
X ESCAPE OF THE HOBO QUEEN. 114
XI PATSY'S DANGEROUS MISSION. 121
XII BILL TURNER, THE WOODSMAN. 128<