paxaen's Baier Eyeg"—Mty Sydney 7 Morlee; Pedder '& Stoughton.
A story of modern evi me which starts in'London moves on to Paris and then to the romantic city. Pern. Caronia, a" European State ravaged by ted revolution. It involves a gang "of Internationa Crooks and' a beautiful. girl the fcxact double of a jevtel thief. This fgiel s held prisoner by Baron Bela Szanto, a Red agent, and an American masquerading as a college professor. John Fenton, returned fo London from ten yours spent in fapore, first sees the girl in London restaurant and' sensing: something wrong manages to mako her acquaintance.
The story moves rapidly and fob lows the trail of uncousing adventure and romance. The girl Jacque line feigns loss of memory. in attempt to keep her captors from learning the hiding place of a valuable collection of jewels which her father, when dying, has entrusted to her care.
ided by Scotland Yar pursues her into the very den of thieves and several encounters between him and the crooks take place. Eventually, he meets the Counterpart of Jacqueline, the woman who is being sought as Jewel thief, and she is. instrumental bringing the gang to justice This mystery story is well written and while slightly" overdrawn places, furnishes an absorbing hight's reading—v-K.
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