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The White Lie, by William Le Queux
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Title: The White Lie
Author: William Le Queux
Release Date: June 20, 2009 [EBook #29173]
Language: English
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THE WHITE LIE
BY
WILLIAM LE QUEUX
Author of "The Temptress," "In White Raiment," "The Room of Secrets," etc.
WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO 1915
[Illustration: "He had taken her small, white hand in his, and for a moment he stood mute before her, overcome with gratitude." (Chapter XVIII.) [Frontispiece]
CHAPTER PAGE
I.--IS MAINLY MYSTERIOUS 7
II.--CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER 19
III.--DESCRIBES TWO INQUIRIES 34
IV.--DESCRIBES A TORN CARD 45
V.--SECRETS OF STATE 56
VI.--THE SAFE BREAKERS 67
VII.--THE DOWNWARD PATH 78
VIII.--REVEALS THE GRIM TRUTH 88
IX.--IN THE NIGHT 99
X.--HONOUR AMONG THIEVES 108
XI.--THE VOW 119
XII.--THE FATE OF "THE AMERICAN" 130 next >