Persons Unknown

About this eBook

Author

Tracy, Virginia, -1946

Title

"Persons Unknown"

Credits

Produced by Roland Schlenker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Actresses -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

37545

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37545

Release Date

September 27, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1."PERSONS UNKNOWN"
2. 2.BY VIRGINIA TRACY — Suddenly she flung one arm up and out in such a strange and splendid gesture, of such free and desperate passion, as Herrick had never seen before
3. 3.CONTENTS — BOOK FIRST THE SHADOW ON THE BLIND — BOOK SECOND THE SHADOW ON THE SCREEN — BOOK THIRD WILL O' THE WISP — BOOK FOURTH THE LIGHTED HOUSE
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.BOOK FIRST — THE SHADOW ON THE BLIND
6. 6.CHAPTER I — WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT
7. 7.CHAPTER II — HERRICK FINDS A DOOR BOLTED — Not a breath, not a movement, greeted the invaders
8. 8.CHAPTER III — SOMETHING ELSE IS FOUND
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — HERRICK IS SURE OF ONE THING
10. 10.CHAPTER V — HERRICK READS A NEWSPAPER
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — HERRICK IS ASKED A FAVOR
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — HERRICK HAS A BUSIEST DAY
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — MRS. WILLING TELLS WHAT SHE KNOWS
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — JOE PATRICK IS DETAINED
15. 15.CHAPTER X — JOE PATRICK ARRIVES — "Mr. Coroner," she said, "I wish to correct a false impression; may I?" — "'Great Scott!' I says to myself, 'there's Miss Hope!'"
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — PERSONS UNKNOWN
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — HERRICK RECEIVES A TELEPHONE MESSAGE
18. 18.BOOK SECOND — THE SHADOW ON THE SCREEN
19. 19.CHAPTER I — HERRICK PAYS A CALL, AND THE TEA IS SPILT
20. 20.CHAPTER II — IN WHICH A MYSTERIOUS ARM IS OUTSTRETCHED
21. 21.CHAPTER III — HERRICK GUESSES AT THE MYSTERY AND GETS IN SOMETHING'S WAY
22. 22.CHAPTER IV — THE MYSTERY PAUSES, AND OTHER THINGS GO FORWARD
23. 23.CHAPTER V — HERRICK HEARS A BELL RING — "There are detectives shadowing me," Christina said. "Don't deny it—I know!"
24. 24.CHAPTER VI — AND HOLDS A RECEPTION AFTER ALL
25. 25.CHAPTER VII — MORNING IN THE PARK: THE SILENT OUTCRY
26. 26.CHAPTER VIII — A GREAT OCCASION APPROACHES AND THE VILLAIN ENTERS
27. 27.CHAPTER IX — PRESTO CHANGE: "OUT OF THE NIGHT THAT COVERS ME!"
28. 28.CHAPTER X — MIDNIGHT IN THE PARK; "JE SUIS AUSSI SANS DÉSIR—"
29. 29.CHAPTER XI — KEEPING CHRISTINA OUT OF IT
30. 30.CHAPTER XII — AULD ACQUAINTANCE: WHAT CHRISTINA SAW
31. 31.CHAPTER XIII — THE NIGHT OF NIGHTS: THE PRINCESS IN THE TRANSFORMATION SCENE
32. 32.CHAPTER XIV — ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
33. 33.CHAPTER XV — "WHEN STARS GROW COLD"
34. 34.BOOK THIRD — WILL O' THE WISP
35. 35.CHAPTER I — GLEAMS IN THE RAIN: WHEELER'S STORY
36. 36.CHAPTER II — CORPSE CANDLES IN THE NIGHT: MRS. DEUTCH'S STORY
37. 37.CHAPTER III — SEARCH-LIGHTS FLASHED IN THE EYES: KANE'S STORY
38. 38.CHAPTER IV — A LIGHT ALONG THE ROAD: DENNY GIVES AN ADDRESS
39. 39.CHAPTER V — THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LIGHT: WHERE CHRISTINA WAS
40. 40.CHAPTER VI — THE YELLOW HOUSE AND WHAT THEY FOUND AT IT — Nowhere was there a letter, no significant writing nor any other name.
41. 41.CHAPTER VII — VANISHING LADY: THE SHADOW AT THE DANCE
42. 42.CHAPTER VIII — JILL-IN-THE-BOX! THE LAST OF THE GRAY TOURING CAR
43. 43.CHAPTER IX — A SIGN IN THE SKY
44. 44.CHAPTER X — "THE OLD EARL'S DAUGHTER": MRS. PASCOE ON FAMILY TIES
45. 45.CHAPTER XI — THE ARM OF JUSTICE ON CLEANING DAY: AN OVERTURE TO A COMIC OPERA
46. 46.CHAPTER XII — THE COMIC OPERA CHORUS: "AND SAID, 'WHAT A GOOD BOY AM I!'"
47. 47.CHAPTER XIII — "WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOR?": A CRIMINAL PERFORMANCE
48. 48.CHAPTER XIV — THE SICILIAN TRAITOR: "YOU THAT CHOOSE NOT BY THE VIEW"
49. 49.CHAPTER XV — ONE WITNESS SPEAKS
50. 50.CHAPTER XVI — THE LAST SHADOW: "LEAVE ALL THAT TIES THY FOOT BEHIND AND FOLLOW, FOLLOW ME!"
51. 51.CHAPTER XVII — HERSELF
52. 52.BOOK FOURTH — THE LIGHTED HOUSE
53. 53.CHAPTER I — THE HOSTESS PREPARING
54. 54.CHAPTER II — THE EXPECTED COMPANY
55. 55.CHAPTER III — THE SHIPS AT ACTIUM — "You fool!" she cried. "You miserable, monstrous fool! Thank God, I've done with you!"
56. 56.CHAPTER IV — TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL—
57. 57.CHAPTER V — CARNAGE: A COMIC OPERA CLIMAX
58. 58.CHAPTER VI — THE DARKEST HOUR: "OF WOUNDS AND SORE DEFEAT I MADE MY BATTLE STAY!"
59. 59.CHAPTER VII — THE SHADOW'S FACE: BEING ALSO THE FULL STORY OF THE SHADOW'S FLIGHT — "Shall I let her come in? Shall I tell at last what you are, through and through?—"
60. 60.CHAPTER VIII — IN WHICH CHRISTINA HOPE DOES POSITIVELY REAPPEAR — THE END

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