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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Diamond Master, by Jacques FutrelleThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Diamond MasterAuthor: Jacques FutrelleRelease Date: February 4, 2005 [eBook #14896] [Date last updated: February 12, 2005]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DIAMOND MASTER***E-text prepared by Ed FerrisTHE DIAMOND MASTERbyJACQUES FUTRELLEAuthor of "Elusive Isabel," "The Thinking Machine," etc.Illustrated by Herman PfeiferIndianapolisThe Bobbs-Merrill CompanyPublishers1909[Frontispiece]CONTENTSI THE FIRST DIAMOND II TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE III THURSDAY AT THREE IV THE UNLIMITED SUPPLY V THE ASTUTE MR. BIRNES VI THEMYSTERIOUS WOMAN VII A WINGED MESSENGER VIII SOME CONJECTURES IX AND MORE DIAMONDS! X THE BIG GAME XI THE SILENT BELL XII THETHIRD DEGREE XIII MR. CZENKI APPEARS XIV CAUGHT IN THE NET XV THE TRUTH IN PART XVI MR. CZENKI EXPLAINS XVII THE GREAT CUBECHAPTER ITHE FIRST DIAMONDThere were thirty or forty personally addressed letters, the daily heritage of the head of a great business establishment;and a plain, yellow-wrapped package about the size of a cigarette-box, some three inches long, two inches wide and oneinch deep. It was neatly tied with ...

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Title: The Diamond Master Author: Jacques Futrelle Release Date: February 4, 2005 [eBook #14896] [Date last updated: February 12, 2005] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DIAMOND MASTER***

E-text prepared by Ed Ferris

THE DIAMOND MASTER by JACQUES FUTRELLE Author of "Elusive Isabel," "The Thinking Machine," etc. Illustrated by Herman Pfeifer Indianapolis The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers 1909

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

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I THEFIRST DIAMOND II TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEEIII THURSDAYAT THREEIV THEUNLIMITED SUPPLYV THEASTUTEMR. BIRNES VI THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN VII A WINGED MESSENGER VIII SOMECONJECTURES IX AND MOREDIAMONDS! X THEBIGGAMEXI THESILENT BELL XII THE THIRD DEGREE XIII MR. CZENKI APPEARS XIV CAUGHT IN THE NET XV THE TRUTH IN PART XVI MR. CZENKI EXPLAINS XVII THE GREAT CUBE

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CHAPTER I THEFIRST DIAMOND

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