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The Golden Face, by William Le Queux
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Title: The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance
Author: William Le Queux
Release Date: January 5, 2009 [EBook #27705]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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THE GOLDEN FACE
A GREAT "CROOK" ROMANCE
BY
WILLIAM LE QUEUX
AUTHOR OF "MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO," "THE STRETTON STREET AFFAIR"
NEW YORK
THE MACAULAY COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
THE MACAULAY COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America
[Illustration: I slipped the pendant into Lady Lydbrook's soft hand as she stood in déshabille at the half-opened door of her bedroom.]
CHAPTER PAGE
I PRIVATE AND PERSONAL 1
II ROOM NUMBER 88 16
III THE MAN WITH THE HUMP 30
IV THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS 43
V CONCERNS MR. BLUMENFELD 59
VI AT THREE-EIGHTEEN A.M. 73
VII LITTLE LADY LYDBROOK 87
VIII THE CAT'S TOOTH 99
IX LOLA IS AGA