At three in the morning the chief Sussex detective, obeying the urgent call from Sergeant Wilson of Birlstone, arrived from headquarters in a light dog-cart behind a breathless trotter. By the five-fo
At three in the morning the chief Sussex detective, obeying the urgent call from Sergeant Wilson of Birlstone, arrived from headquarters in a light dog-cart behind a breathless trotter. By the five-fo
As McMurdo had said, the house in which he lived was a lonely one and very well suited for such a crime as they had pla…
It was the height of the reign of terror. McMurdo, who had already been appointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of …
If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo's popularity among his fellows it would have been h…
When McMurdo awoke next morning he had good reason to remember his initiation into the lodge. His head ached with the e…
On the day following the evening which had contained so many exciting events, McMurdo moved his lodgings from old Jacob…
McMurdo was a man who made his mark quickly. Wherever he was the folk around soon knew it. Within a week he had become …
It was the fourth of February in the year 1875. It had been a severe winter, and the snow lay deep in the gorges of the…
Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small p…
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