WHOM GOD HATH JOINED

A Question of Marriage

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. Two Friends
II. An Incomplete Madonna
III. The Waning of the Honeymoon
IV. The Art of Conversation
V. An Australian Girl
VI. A Day's Shopping
VII. Lady Errington's Little Dinner
VIII. Eustace Examines His Mind
IX. "Oh, Wilt Thou be my Bride, Kathleen?"
X. Auf Wiedersehn
XI. A Maiden Lady
XII. Aunt Jelly's Opinion
XIII. Bringing Home The Bride
XIV. An Undesirable Acquaintance
XV. A Woman Scorned
XVI. The Events of Eighteen Months
XVII. Gossip
XVIII. From Foreign Parts
XIX. Aunt Jelly Discusses Family Affairs
XX. The Old House by the Sea
XXI. From The Husband's Point of View
XXII. From the Wife's Point of View
XXIII. Mrs. Veilsturm's "At Home"
XXIV. "On Revient Tojours à ses Premières Amours"
XXV. Fascination
XXVI. Aunt Jelly Interferes
XXVII. The Deity Called Fate
XXVIII. Husband and Wife
XXIX. The Question of Marriage
XXX. Cleopatra Victrix
XXXI. In the Coils of the Serpent
XXXII. What Made the Ball sae Fine?
XXXIII. Pallida Mors
XXXIV. The Assaults of the Evil One
XXXV. For my Child's Sake
XXXVI. The Death of the First-born
XXXVII. The Truth about Mrs. Veilsturm
XXXVIII. The Last Temptation
XXXIX. "And Kissed again with Tears"
XL. A Letter from Home





THE MANDARIN'S FAN

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. THE ADVERTISEMENT
II. DR. FORGE
III. MISS WHARF AT HOME
IV. RUPERT'S SECRET
V. CONCERNING THE FAN
VI. BURGH'S STORY
VII. THE WARNING
VIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE BALL
IX. THE END OF THE BALL
X. A MYSTERIOUS CASE
XI. THE CANTON ADVENTURE
XII. AT THE INQUEST
XIII. THE WILL
XIV. A MYSTERIOUS LETTER
XV. THE ROTHERHITHE DEN
XVI. THE FAN MYSTERY
XVII. A DISAPPEARANCE
XVIII. A SURPRISE
XIX. A VISITOR
XX. THE MANDARIN EXPLAINS
XXI. WHO IS GUILTY?
XXII. AFTER EVENTS
XXIII. THE CHASE
XXIV. THE FULFILLED PROPHECY





MONSIEUR JUDAS

A Paradox

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

CH  
1. The Jarlchester Mystery
2. A Curious Coincidence
3. Purely theoretical
4. The Evidence of the Chemist's Assistant
5. Dr. Japix Speaks
6. Monsieur Judas is Confidential
7. An Unwilling Bride
8. Mr. Spolger Tells a Story
9. A Terrible Suspicion
10. The Missing Letters
11. No Smoke Without Fire
12. The Spolger Soother
13. The Craft of Monsieur Judas
14. Who is Guilty?
15. Monsieur Judas at Bay
16. The Man Who Loved Her
17. The Guessing of the Riddle
18. How it was Done
19. Mr. Fanks Finishes the Case





THE SACRED HERB

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

CHAP
I. The Latest Sensation
II. The Trial
III. The Paper-Cutter
IV. Evidence for the Prosecution
V. Mrs. Rover's Masked Ball
VI. A Startling Discovery
VII. Shepworth Explains
VIII. A Private Explanation
IX. Dr. Horace
X. The Verdict
XI. Dr. Horace's Warning
XII. Mrs. Dolly Rover
XIII. Lanwin Grange
XIV. Mrs. Blexey's Opinion
XV. Jadby plays a Card
XVI. Dr. Horace Intervenes
XVII. The Old, Old Story
XVIII. The Power of the Herb
XIX. Circumstantial Evidence
XX. Mr. Rover Explains
XXI. A Possible Scandal
XXII. The Unexpected
XXIII. Helpless
XXIV. The Beginning of the End
XXV. Explanations
XXVI. A Confession
XXVII. All's well that ends well





THE CLOCK STRUCK ONE

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

CHAPTER.  
I. DIANA ON A BICYCLE;
II. THE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF DR. SCOTT;
III. TO EVERY MAN HIS OWN FEAR;
IV. MORE MYSTERIES;
V. MR. EDERMONT'S HIGH SPIRITS;
VI. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT;
VII. A NINE DAYS' SCANDAL;
VIII. THE WILL OF JULIAN EDERMONT;
IX. AN AMAZING REWARD;
X. DR. SCOTT IS STILL OBSTINATE;
XI. PREPARING THE GROUND;
XII. A TERRIBLE ACCUSATION;
XIII. DENIAL;
XIV. WHAT DR. SCOTT SAW;
XV. THE PEARL BROOCH;
XVI. DORA IS STARTLED;
XVII. A STORY OF THE PAST;
XVIII. PALLANT MAKES A STATEMENT;
XIX. MORE MYSTERIES;
XX. THE SINS OF THE FATHER;
XXI. SO NEAR, AND YET SO FAR;
XXII. WHAT DORA DISCOVERED;
XXIII. THE MADNESS OF LAMBERT JOAD;
XXIV. THE STOLEN MANUSCRIPT;
XXV. CONFESSION;
XXVI. A FINAL SURPRISE





THE RED BICYCLE

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI





THE TURNPIKE HOUSE

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

I. THE CONVICT'S RETURN.
II. THE STILL FORM IN THE HOUSE.
III. YOUNG LOVE, TRUE LOVE.
IV. A STRANGE EPISODE.
V. A SHADOW OF THE PAST.
VI. MR. CASS SPEAKS.
VII. WEBSTER'S CHILDHOOD.
VIII. HERCULES AND OMPHALE.
IX. THE EMBASSY OF GEOFFREY HERON.
X. THE GREAT SECRET.
XI. RUTH'S DIPLOMACY.
XII. THE TOY HORSE.
XIII. JOB, THE SAPENGRO
XIV. THE CLAIRVOYANT.
XV. THE PUNISHMENT OF CURIOSITY.
XVI. JENNIE BRAWN MAKES A DISCOVERY.
XVII. HERON FOLLOWS THE TRAIL.
XVIII. THE MONEY-LENDER.
XIX. JOB BECOMES CIVILISED.
XX. WHAT MR. CASS HAD TO SAY.
XXI. RUTH IS COMFORTED.
XXII. AT BAY.
XXIII. STILL IN DOUBT
XXIV. ANOTHER PIECE OF EVIDENCE.
XXV. ANOTHER PIECE OF EVIDENCE.
XXVI. THE PENANCE OF INEZ.
XXVII. A DOUBTFUL WITNESS.
XXVIII. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS.
XXIX. THE END OF THE TURNPIKE HOUSE.
XXX. THE END OF THE TURNPIKE HOUSE.





TRACKED BY A TATTOO

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

CHAP  
I. The Crime
II. A Recognition
III. The Result Of The Crime
IV. Another Discovery
V. The Red Star Advertisement
VI. A Startling Incident
VII. Difficulties
VIII. A Mysterious Parcel
IX. Vaud and Vaud
X. Exit Dr. Renshaw
XI. Another Link in the Chain
XII. The Intervention of Chance
XIII. The Tattooed Cross
XIV. Fanks Makes Up his Mind
XV. Coming Events
XVI. Unhappy Lovers
XVII. Two against One
XVIII. On the Twenty-First of June
XIX. The Defiance of Anne Colmer
XX. The Green Overcoat
XXI. The Eight Bells Enigma
XXII. Mrs. Boazoph Receives a Shock
XXIII. The Confession of Hersham
XXIV. The Clue of the Handwriting
XXV. At Mere Hall, Hants
XXVI. Mrs. Prisom's Story
XXVII. Mrs. Prisom's Story--continued
XXVIII. Sir Louis Explains
XXIX. Dr. Binjoy Protests
XXX. A Letter from Hersham, Senior
XXXI. The Secret is Revealed
XXXII. Mrs. Boazoph Tells the Truth
XXXIII. How and Why the Deed was Done
XXXIV. The Same
XXXV. The Opinion of Octavius Fanks