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A Nest of Spies By: Marcel Allain (1885-1969) |
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A NEST OF SPIES BY PIERRE SOUVESTRE AND MARCEL ALLAIN AUTHORS OF "FANTÔMAS," "THE EXPLOITS OF JUVE," "MESSENGERS OF EVIL," ETC. NEW YORK BRENTANO'S 1917 Copyright, 1917, by Brentano's CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. SUDDEN DEATH 1 II. DOCUMENT NO. SIX 13 III. BARON NAARBOVECK'S HOUSE 26 IV. A CORDIAL RECEPTION 35 V. THEY ARE NOT AGREED 43 VI. CORPORAL VINSON 51 VII. THE SECOND BUREAU 65 VIII. A SINGER OF THE HALLS 77 IX. WITH THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE 88 X. AUNT PALMYRA 96 XI. THE HOODED CLOAK OF FANTÔMAS 104 XII. A TRICK ACCORDING TO FANDOR 115 XIII. JUVE'S STRATAGEM 122 XIV. BEFORE A TOMB 130 XV. THE TRAITOR'S APPRENTICESHIP 138 XVI. AT THE ELYSÉE BALL 149 XVII. IN THE STRONGHOLD OF THE ENEMY 158 XVIII. IN THE NAME OF THE LAW! 162 XIX. THE MYSTERIOUS ABBÉ 171 XX. MAN OR WOMAN 180 XXI. A CORDIAL UNDERSTANDING 187 XXII. HAVE THEY BOLTED? 195 XXIII. LONDON AND PARIS 204 XXIV. AN APPETISER AT ROBERT'S BAR 212 XXV. THE ARREST 218 XXVI. WILHELMINES'S SECRET 225 XXVII. THE TWO VINSONS 232 XXVIII. AT "THE CRYING CALF" 240 XXIX. "I AM TROKOFF" 246 XXX. APPALLING ACCUSATIONS 260 XXXI. A CARAVAN DRAMA 271 XXXII. FREE AND PRISONER 281 XXXIII. RECONCILIATION 292 XXXIV. A FANTÔMAS TRICK 298 XXXV. AT THE COUNCIL OF WAR 309 XXXVI. AMBASSADOR! 320 A NEST OF SPIES I SUDDEN DEATH She sought in vain! The young woman, who was finishing her toilette, lost patience. With a look of annoyance she half turned round, crying, "Well, Captain, it is easy to see that you are not accustomed to women's ways!" This pretty girl's lover, a man about forty, with an energetic countenance, and a broad forehead adorned with sparse locks, was smoking a Turkish cigarette, taking his ease on a divan at the far end of the room. He jumped up as if moved by a spring. For some time the captain had followed with his eyes the gestures of his graceful mistress; like a good and attentive lover he guessed what she required. He rushed into the adjoining dressing room and returned with a little onyx cup in which was a complete assortment of pins. "There, my pretty Bobinette!" he cried, coming up to the young woman. "This will put me into your good graces again." She thanked him with a smile; took the needed pins from the cup, and quietly finished dressing. Bobinette was a red haired beauty. The thick braids of her abundant tresses, with their natural waves and curls, fell to where the lines of neck and shoulders meet, their tawny hues enhancing the milky whiteness of her plump flesh... Continue reading book >>
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