Island Gold
ISLAND GOLD
BY
VALENTINE WILLIAMS
AUTHOR OF “THE MAN WITH THE CLUB FOOT”
AND “THE YELLOW STREAK”
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BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
The Riverside Press Cambridge
1923
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY THE METROPOLITAN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Riverside Press Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE : MASSACHUSETTS
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
CONTENTS
I. Doña Luisa 1 II. In which a Gentleman pays his Debt 11 III. The Message 29 IV. A Footstep in the Lane 46 V. The Girl in the Smoke-Room 56 VI. I Receive an Invitation 74 VII. The Vice-Consul's Warning 88 VIII. Dr. Custrin 98 IX. Concerning a Long Drink 103 X. The Grave in the Clearing 118 XI. A Voice in the Forest 135 XII. I meet an Old Acquaintance 147 XIII. El Cojo 157 XIV. “Die Fünf-und-Achtziger” 169 XV. Marjorie's Adventure 181 XVI. Black Pablo makes Preparations 190 XVII. The Escape 200 XVIII. A Face among the Ferns 208 XIX. Which proves that Two Heads are better than One 215 XX. The Burial Chamber 227 XXI. A Light in the Darkness and what came of it 246 XXII. I Interrupt a Tête-à-Tête 257 XXIII. Capitulation 265 XXIV. Ulrich von Hagel's Treasure 272 XXV. The End of a Dream 285 XXVI. In which a Black Box plays a Decisive Part 296
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