THE LAST STROKE [Pg iii] [Pg iii] THE LAST STROKEA DETECTIVE STORYBY LAWRENCE L. LYNCH THE LAST STROKE A DETECTIVE STORY BY LAWRENCE L. LYNCH (E. MURDOCH VAN DEVENTER) Author of "No Proof," "Moina," &c., &c. LONDON: WARD, LOCK & Co., Limited, WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C.NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE. WARD, LOCK & Co., Limited [Pg v] [Pg v] CONTENTS. [Pg vi] [Pg vii] [Pg 1] [Pg 1] THE LAST STROKE.