The Talleyrand Maxim
THE
TALLEYRAND
MAXIM
THE BORZOI MYSTERY STORIES
ITHE WHITE ROOK
By J. B. Harris-Burland
"Exciting, entertaining, and mystifying. detective story to warm the cockles of a Sherlockian. Carries a story along with the thrills and no end of unexpected situations."—Oakland Tribune.
IITHE SOLITARY HOUSE
By E. R. Punshon
"Here is a story to start reading about 9. P.M. in the old armchair. If the wind is moaning in the chimney so much the better. A story which is 100 per cent. thrill."—Boston Record.
IIITHE SHADOW OF MALREWARD
By J. B. Harris-Burland
" . . . Holds the reader's attention, its many complications are ingeniously worked out, and it has several scenes well devised to send delightful shivers creeping along one's spine.—New York Times.
IVTHE MIDDLE-TEMPLE MURDER
By J. S. Fletcher
"The story is one of the cleverest of its kind. . . . Even the most hardened reader of detective mystery stories will remain mystified to the disclosure, yet the denouement is entirely logical and legitimately free from trickery."—New York Evening Sun.
VTHE TALLEYRAND MAXIM
By J. S. Fletcher
[In Preparation]
VITHE PATHWAY OF ADVENTURE
By Ross Tyrell
VIIDEAD MEN'S MONEY
By J. S. Fletcher
"Oblige me by sitting down again. I'm not the least bit afraid of your going to the police." (Chapter XIV)
COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | Death Brings Opportunity | 9 |
| II | In Trust | 20 |
| III | The Shop-Boy | 31 |
| IV | The Fortunate Possessors | 42 |
| V | Point-Blank | 53 |
| VI | The Unexpected | 64 |
| VII | The Supreme Inducement | 74 |
| VIII | Terms | 83 |
| IX | Until Next Spring | 93 |
| X | The Foot-Bridge | 102 |
| XI | The Prevalent Atmosphere | 113 |
| XII | The Power of Attorney | 125 |
| XIII | The First Trick | 137 |
| XIV | Cards on the Table | 147 |
| XV | Pratt Offers a Hand | 157 |
| XVI | A Headquarters Conference | 167 |
| XVII | Advertisement | 177 |
| XVIII | The Confiding Landlord | 189 |
| XIX | The Eye-Witness | 199 |
| X | The Green Man | 209 |
| XXI | The Direct Charge | 218 |
| XXII | The Cat'spaw | 228 |
| XXIII | Smooth Face and Anxious Brain | 237 |
| XXIV | The Better Half | 245 |
| XXV | Dry Sherry | 256 |
| XXVI | The Telephone Message | 264 |
| XXVII | Restored to Energy | 272 |
| XXVIII | The Woman in Black | 280 |
THE
TALLEYRAND
MAXIM
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