The Archive · 1931

A Romantic Mystery

rue, Fatcox Mysteey."—By Stan Gules John Long, tad the ingredients that go to sake a thrilling tale are here—yomanee, mystery and intrigue. Leslie Thane, beautiful young Eng-actress quarrels with her lover Paddy Sinclair, a painter, and breaks her engagement to him to marry Sir Bruce Falcon. Sir Bruc artist, horseman and All London flock to the wedding and Paddy Sinclair drops out of sight, Then comes tragedy. Sir Bruce's body is discovered by a waller and near" by is the slashed Portrait of his wife, Frank Despard, froted detective, is called in to solve the mystery." Suspicion—points atvongly at Paddy Sinclair. who by own admission, has called on Bruce en the night of the rurer; om Lolita, exotic Spanish danter, who hag been seen with the mar ered man and who has been traced! to Capelands station; on Mfr.

St, J. Billingham, degenerate Eng-Fishman, who s known to. have Baclenailed Sir Bruce; on Leslie, his wife, the thoroughly disillusioned Step by step Frank Despard rmravels the mystery revealing an extraordinary story behind. the Brama, and leading to a remarkable fascinating solution—v.k.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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