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Louis Tracy

The Strange Case of Mortimer FenleyTracy Louis The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley CHAPTER I The Water Nymphs Does an evil deed cast a shadow in advance? Does premeditated crime spread a baleful aura which affects certain highly-strung temperaments just as the sensation of a wave of cold air risi...

Cynthia's ChauffeurTracy Louis Cynthia's Chauffeur CHAPTER I THE HIRED CAR Derby Day fell that year on the first Wednesday in June. By a whim of the British climate, the weather was fine; in fact, no rain had fallen on southern England since the previous Sunday. Wise after the event, the newspape...

The MessageLouis Tracy The Message CHAPTER I DERELICTS “It’s fine!” said Arthur Warden, lowering his binoculars so as to glut his eyes with the full spectacle. “In fact, it’s more than fine, it’s glorious!”He spoke aloud in his enthusiasm. A stout, elderly man who stood near – a man with “retired...

The Bartlett MysteryTracy Louis The Bartlett Mystery CHAPTER I A GATHERING AT A CLUB That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as “The Yacht Mystery” has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery. It is concerned far more intimately with ...

The de Bercy AffairThe de Bercy Affair CHAPTER I SOME PHASES OF THE PROBLEM CHIEF INSPECTOR WINTER sat in his private office at New Scotland Yard, while a constable in uniform, bare-headed, stood near the door in the alert attitude of one who awaits the nod of a superior. Nevertheless, Mr. Winter...

Flower of the GorseLouis Tracy Flower of the Gorse Dans la ville des meunières,Pont Aven, pays d'Amour,Au Bord des ruisseaux d'eau claire,Fleur d'Ajonc chante toujours. – Breton Song.CHAPTER I THE TOWER AND THE WELL "O, là, là! See, then, the best of good luck for each one of us this year!"Althou...

The Terms of SurrenderLouis Tracy The Terms of Surrender CHAPTER I AT “MacGONIGAL’S” “Hullo, Mac!”“Hullo, Derry!”“What’s got the boys today? Is there a round-up somewhere?”“Looks that-a way,” said Mac, grabbing a soiled cloth with an air of decision, and giving the pine counter a vigorous rub. At...

The King of Diamonds: A Tale of Mystery and AdventureTracy Louis The King of Diamonds: A Tale of Mystery and Adventure CHAPTER I No. 3, Johnson's Mews "Is there no hope, doctor?""Absolutely none – now.""If she had gone to the – the workhouse infirmary – would she have lived?"The doctor paused. Th...

The RevellersTracy Louis The Revellers CHAPTER I QUESTIONINGS “And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!”The voice of the reader...

The Red Year: A Story of the Indian MutinyTracy Louis The Red Year: A Story of the Indian Mutiny CHAPTER I THE MESHES OF THE NET On a day in January, 1857, a sepoy was sitting by a well in the cantonment of Dum-Dum, near Calcutta. Though he wore the uniform of John Company, and his rank was the l...