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Against Odds, by Lawrence L. Lynch
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Title: Against Odds A Detective Story
Author: Lawrence L. Lynch
Release Date: August 11, 2009 [EBook #29670]
Language: English
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AGAINST ODDS
A Detective Story
BY
LAWRENCE L. LYNCH (E. MURDOCH VAN DEVENTER),
AUTHOR OF
'SHADOWED BY THREE,' 'A SLENDER CLUE,' 'A DEAD MAN'S STEP,' 'MOINA,' ETC.
COPYRIGHT.
LONDON:
WARD, LOCK & BOWDEN, LIMITED,
WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C.
NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE.
1894.
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CHAPTER PAGE
I. 'CHICARGO GITS MY MONEY' 1
II. 'I TOLD MY TALE OF WOE' 12
III. A CONUNDRUM 25
IV. 'I CAN'T MAKE MYSELF LIKE HIM' 35
V. 'IT'S ALL A MIRACLE' 44
VI. 'A CRIMINAL HUNT' 54
VII. 'IT WAS GREENBACK BOB' 63
VIII. 'STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER' 75
IX. IN DISGUISE 82
X. CARL MASTERS 92
XI.