The Black Camel (Biggers)
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Cover from 'The Black Camel' by Earl Derr Biggers, published in 1929
THE BLACK CAMEL
BY EARL DERR BIGGERS The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain |
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Title page from 'The Black Camel' by Earl Derr Biggers, published in 1929
COPYRIGHT, 1929
BY EARL DERR BIGGERS
COPYRIGHT, 1929
BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Morning at the Crossroads | 11 |
| II | The House on the Beach | 31 |
| III | Flowers for Shelah Fane | 48 |
| IV | The Camel at the Gate | 56 |
| V | The Man in the Overcoat | 67 |
| VI | Fireworks in the Rain | 81 |
| VII | The Alibi of the Watch | 94 |
| VIII | The Beach-Comber's Shoes | 109 |
| IX | Eighteen Important Minutes | 123 |
| X | "Shelah from Denny" | 134 |
| XI | Midnight in Honolulu | 146 |
| XII | Nobody's Fool | 154 |
| XIII | Breakfast with the Chans | 165 |
| XIV | The Pavilion Window | 176 |
| XV | "Two Juices of the Orange" | 189 |
| XVI | A Word of Warning | 201 |
| XVII | How Denny Mayo Died | 214 |
| XVIII | The Bell-Man's Story | 226 |
| XIX | Tarneverro's Helping Hand | 237 |
| XX | One Corner of the Veil | 249 |
| XXI | The King of Mystery | 258 |
| XXII | What the Beach-Comber Heard | 276 |
| XXIII | The Fateful Chair | 287 |
| XXIV | The Veil Is Lifted | 303 |
THE BLACK CAMEL
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