Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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once more. "What is it that you are saying about Von Behrling's
death?" Bellamy drew a little breath between his teeth. He leaned forward with his hands resting upon the table. "Do you mean to say that you do not know?" "Upon my soul, no!" replied the Baron. Bellamy threw open the newspaper before him. "Von Behrling was murdered last night, ten minutes after our interview." CHAPTER XII BARON DE STREUSS' PROPOSAL The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers. His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word. TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered |
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