IX. Open, Sesame!
X. The Treasures of the Kings of France




ILLUSTRATIONS

Valmeras loved Raymonde's melancholy charm

She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired

Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief
in the granite of the floor

"We're going now. What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?"






THE HOLLOW NEEDLE




CHAPTER ONE

THE SHOT