by Fergus Hume
A COIN OF EDWARD VII.
by
FERGUS HUME
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Popular Novels by Fergus Hume
THE SECRET PASSAGE
The _Albany Evening Journal_ says: "Fully as interesting as his formerbooks, and keeps one guessing to the end. The story begins with themurder of an old lady, with no apparent cause for the crime, and inunraveling the mystery the author is very clever in hiding the realcriminal. A pleasing romance runs through the book, which adds to theinterest."
12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25
THE YELLOW HOLLY
_The Philadelphia Public Ledger_ says: "'The Yellow Holly' outdoes anyof his earlier stories. It is one of those tales that the average readerof fiction of this sort thinks he knows all about after he has read thefirst few chapters. Those who have become admirers of Mr. Hume cannotafford to miss 'The Yellow Holly.'" 12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25
A COIN OF EDWARD VII.
_The Philadelphia Item_ says: "This book is quite up to the level of thehigh standard which Mr. Hume has set for himself in 'The Mystery of aHansom Cab' and 'The Rainbow Feather.' It is a brilliant, stirringadventure, showing the author's prodigious inventiveness, his well ofimagination never running dry."
12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25
THE PAGAN'S CUP
_The Nashville American_ says: "The plot is intricate with mystery andprobability neatly dovetailed and the solution is a series of surprisesskillfully retarded to whet the interest of the reader. It isexcellently written and the denouement so skillfully concealed thatone's interest and curiosity are kept on edge till the very last. Itwill certainly be a popular book with a very large class of readers."
12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25
THE MANDARIN'S FAN
_The Nashville American_ says: "The book is most attractive andthoroughly novel in plot and construction. The mystery of the curiousfan, and its being the key to such wealth and power is decidedlyoriginal and unique. Nearly every character in the book seems possibleof accusation. It is just the sort of plot in which Hume is at his best.It is a complex tangle, full of splendid climaxes. Few authors have acharm equal to that of Mr. Hume's mystery tales."
12mo, Cloth bound, $1.25
G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
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"HE SAW THE FIGURE OF A WOMAN LYING FACE DOWNWARD ON THESNOW."--_Page 45._]
A COIN OF EDWARD VII.
A Detective Story
by
FERGUS HUME
Author of"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab"; "The Pagan's Cup";"Claude Duval of 95"; "The Rainbow Feather," Etc.
G. W. Dillingham CompanyPublishers New York
Copyright, 1903, ByG. W. Dillingham Company
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. THE CHRISTMAS TREE 7
II. AN ANONYMOUS LETTER 16
III. A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR 26
IV. THE CHURCHYARD 37
V. AFTERWARDS 46
VI. THE CASE AGAINST ANNE 55
VII. OLIVER MORLEY 65
VIII. THE IRONY OF FATE 74
IX. A STRANGE DISCOVERY 84
X. ON A FRESH TRAIL 96
XI. PRINCESS KARACSAY 106
XII. MRS. PARRY'S TEA 118
XIII. MRS. BENKER REAPPEARS 129
XIV. TREASURE TROVE 139
XV. AN AWKWARD INTERVIEW 148
XVI. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS 159
XVII. PART OF THE TRUTH 169
XVIII. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT 180
XIX. THE CLUE LEADS TO LONDON 190
XX. MANY A SLIP 'TWIXT CUP AND LIP 201
XXI. A STORY OF THE PAST 212
XXII. OLGA'S EVIDENCE 223
XXIII. MARK DANE 233
XXIV. A RAT IN A CORNER 245
XXV. A CATASTROPHE 259
XXVI. THE END OF THE TROUBLE 272
