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THE DESTROYING ANGEL

By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

Author of "The Brass Bowl," "The Bronze Bell," "The Bandbox," "Cynthia of the Minute," Etc.

WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR I. KELLER

A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York

Publishers New York

Copyright, 1912, By Louis Joseph Vance.

By Louis Joseph Vance.

 All rights reserved, including those of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian.

Published, October, 1912.

TO

ROBERT HOBART DAVIS

Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity

CONTENTS

 

 I. Doom II. The Last Straw III. "Mrs. Morten" IV. Mrs. Whitaker V. Wilful Missing VI. Curtain VII. The Late Extra VIII. A History IX. Entr'acte X. The Window XI. The Spy XII. The Mouse-Trap XIII. Offshore XIV. Débâcle XV. Disclosures XVI. The Beacon XVII. Discovery XVIII. Blight XIX. Capitulation XX. Temperamental XXI. Black Out 

Doom

The Last Straw

Mrs. Morten

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