The Middle of Things (1922)
by Joseph Smith Fletcher
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922.

A mystery story containing the usual amount of thrills, and more than the usual amount of good writing. —The Bookman, December 1922

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THE MIDDLE
OF THINGS

THE MYSTERY STORIES OF
J. S. FLETCHER

" Mr. Fletcher is a master of plot, and he never goes beyond the bounds of reason in its procedure development. He. moreover, can write the English language as a vital means to the end both of narrative and description, and he never fails to show that he is its master. It is therefore a pleasure to read his stories, not merely for their entertaining qualities, but also for the agreeable appeal of their manner and their style."

Boston Evening Transcript



  • THE MIDDLE TEMPLE MURDER [1918]
  • THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM [1910]
  • THE PARADISE MYSTERY [1920]
  • DEAD MEN'S MONEY [1920]
  • THE ORANGE-YELLOW DIAMOND [1921]
  • THE CHESTERMARKE INSTINCT [1921]
  • THE BOROUGH TREASURER [1921]
  • THE HERAPATH PROPERTY [1921]
  • SCARHAVEN KEEP [1922]
  • THE RAYNER-SLADE AMALGAMATION [1922]
  • RAVENSDBNE COURT [1922]
  • THE MIDDLE OF THINGS [1922]

NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF



THE MIDDLE
OF THINGS



BY
J. S. FLETCHER



NEW YORK
ALFRED · A · KNOPF
MCMXXII




COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.

Published October, 1922

Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y.
Paper supplied by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York, N.Y.
Bound by the H. Wolf Estate, New York, N.Y.


MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

chapter
I Faced With Reality, 9
II Number Seven in the Square, 19
III Who Was Ashton? 29
IV The Ring and the Knife, 39
V Look for That Man! 49
VI Speculations, 59
VII What Was the Secret? 69
VIII News from Arcadia, 79
IX Looking Backward, 89
X The Parish Register, 99
XI What Happened in Paris, 109
XII The Grey Mare Inn, 119
XIII The Japanese Cabinet, 129
XIV The Ellingham Motto, 139
XV The Present Holder, 149
XVI The Outhouse, 159
XVII The Claimant, 169
XVIII Let Him Appear! 179
XIX Under Examination, 189
XX Surprising Readiness, 199
XXI The Marseilles Meeting, 209
XXII On Remand, 219
XXIII Is This Man Right! 229
XXIV The Broken Letter, 240
XXV Through the Telephone, 250
XXVI The Dismal Street, 260
XXVII The Back Way, 270
XXVIII The Truth, 280
XXIX Who Is To Tell Her! 292


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