Ben F. Wilson
John Shirley
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The series of inexplicable murders, all following warnings imparted by a mysterious voice over the telephone, present a mystery that intensifies as the story proceeds. The hero-detective, Shirley, makes repeated efforts to break up the series of crimes, but is baffled in each attempt.
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- Action, Adventure, Crime
- Stuart Paton
- 1917-03-18
- Chapter I. When Three Is A Mystery
- Chapter II. The Fleeting Prompter
- Chapter III. The Innocent Bystander
- Chapter IV. A Scientific Novelty
- Chapter v. The Misbehavior of The 'Phone
- Chapter VI. An Experiment with The “Movies”
- Chapter VII. Enter A Beautiful Woman
- Chapter VIII. When Greek Meets Greek
“Mr. Shirley is waiting for you in the grill-room, sir. Just step this way, sir, and down the stairs.” The large man awkwardly followed the servant to the cosey grill-room on the lower floor of the club house. He felt that every man of the little groups about the Flemish tables must be saying: “What's he doing here?” “I wish Monty Shirley would mee...
Monty's puzzled smile was in no wise reciprocated by the Captain, whose red face evidenced a growing resentment. He began a tirade, but a wink from the club man warned him. Shirley replaced the receiver, and the regular attendant resumed his place at the switchboard. The lad was curious at the unusual ability of the wealthy Mr. Shirley to handle th...
“Well, Mr. Shirley, your coming here was a Godsend! I don't know what to do now. The newspapers will get this surely. I depended on Cronin: he must have been drinking.” Shirley shook his head, as he explained, “I know Cronin's reputation, for I was a police reporter. He is a sterling man. There's foul work here which extends beyond your father's ca...
In a private ward room at Bellevue Hospital, Captain Cronin was just returning to memory of himself and things that had been. Shirley arrived at his cot-side as he was being propped up more comfortably. The older man's face broke into game smiles, as the criminologist took the chair provided by the pretty nurse. “Thanks, I'll have a little chat wit...
Still befuddled by the unusual events of the day, Howard Van Cleft was unable to delight in a theoretical discovery. Personal fear began to manifest itself. “Mr. Shirley, you're going at this too strong. We know the guilty party—this miserable girl in the machine. We want to hush it up and let things go at that.” “We're hushing it, aren't we?” dema...
The cross-examination of Polly Marion resulted in little advantage. She had known of the sudden departure of two other songbirds, well equipped with funds for the land of Somewhere Else. Their absence had been the subject of some quiet jesting among the dragon flies who flitted over the pond of pleasure. A suggestion, from some unrecalled source, t...
A reddening zone in the East silhouetted the serrated line of the distant elevated structure, as Shirley walked along the gray street, his thoughts busy with the possibilities of applying his new certainty. He had reached Sixth Avenue, and was just passing one of the elevated pillars when a black touring car crept up behind him. The clanging bell a...
“Dick, you can help me further, with your dramatic knowledge. I feel in duty bound to tell Miss Marigold that she is risking her life, if she takes up this task.” Instead of hesitancy, which Shirley half expected, the girl's face flushed with quickened interest, and her eyes sparkled with enjoyment as he unfolded the situation. At the mention of Gr...
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A mysterious hand is seen at the phone, and they hear a voice say, "Fix everything for Vance tonight." They dash to Vance's home and find he has received a note warning him of trouble. Later, Shirley lies in Vance's bed, Cronin sits beside Vance, revolver in hand, and Polly guards the library.
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