The Lost Mr. Linthwaite

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The Lost Mr. Lintwhaite (1923)
by J. S. Fletcher

Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, copyright 1923, printed circa 1926 (judging by the advertisements of Edgar Wallace's books at the rear.)

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THE LOST
MR. LINTWHAITE

BY J. S. FLETCHER

HODDER & STOUGHTON
LIMITED • LONDON

CONTENTS

  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. I. BY WORD OF MOUTH 3
  3. II. THE ONLY CLUE 6
  4. III. THE WHITE FACE 9
  5. IV. THE HAT AND UMBRELLA 13
  6. V. WHO WAS MRS. BYFIELD? 17
  7. VI. THE LILAC PRINT GOWN 20
  8. VII. GAFFKIN 24
  9. VIII. SIR MESHAM 26
  10. IX. THE VICAR OF ST. FRIDOLIN 30
  11. X. YOUNG MR. FANHAWE 32
  12. XI. A SIDE-TRACK SUGGESTION 36
  13. XII. THE FAMILY SOLICITOR 39
  14. XIII. THE POSTER AND THE TELEGRAM 43
  15. XIV. THE HOLOGRAPH MESSAGE 46
  16. XV. THE VEILED WOMAN 50
  17. XVI. WHO WAS HE? 53
  18. XVII. SUNDAY MORNING 57
  19. XVIII. RECEIPTS AND PEDIGREES 59
  20. XIX. LEGALITIES 63
  21. XX. THE FEMININE INSTINCT 67
  22. XXI. UNEXPECTED 70
  23. XXII. WHAT HAD MRS. BYFIELD TOLD? 74
  24. XXIII. WARNING 77
  25. XXIV. THE BANK-NOTES 80
  26. XXV. THE BANK CONFIRMS 84
  27. XXVI. THE GREEN PURSE 87
  28. XXVII. THE CRY ACROSS THE WATER 90
  29. XXVIII. MAROONED 94
  30. XXIX. WITHOUT EXPLANATION 97
  31. XXX. THE MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY 101
  32. XXXI. THE ABSCONDER 104
  33. XXXII. BLUE SPECTACLES 108
  34. XXXIII. THE SUGGESTED SECRET 111
  35. XXXIV. THE STROKE DIRECT 114
  36. XXXV. THE UNWISHED-FOR PAST 118
  37. XXXVI. THE STOLEN MARCH 121
  38. XXXVII. THE UNEXPECTED WINDFALL 125


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