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"'Look out,' cried the detective, 'or you will get yourself into trouble,' and he tightened his grip on the old creature's arm."—(Page 43.) (Frontispiece.)
HAND AND RING
BY
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE", "THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES", "THE DEFENSE OF THE BRIDE" ETC., ETC.
"For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak with most miraculousorgan."
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK: 27 & 29 WEST 23D STREET LONDON: 25 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN 1883