THROUGH THE WALL

BY

CLEVELAND MOFFETT

AUTHOR OF

THE BATTLE, ETC.

With Illustrations by

H. HEYER

NEW YORK 1909

TO

MY WIFE

AND OUR DELIGHTFUL PARIS HOME IN THE

VILLA MONTMORENCY, WHERE THIS

BOOK WAS WRITTEN

C. M.

NEW YORK, AUGUST 1, 1909.

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I.—A BLOOD-RED SKY
CHAPTER II.—COQUENIL'S GREATEST CASE
CHAPTER III.—PRIVATE ROOM NUMBER SIX
CHAPTER IV.—"IN THE NAME OF THE LAW"
CHAPTER V.—COQUENIL GETS IN THE GAME
CHAPTER VI.—THE WEAPON
CHAPTER VII.—THE FOOTPRINTS
CHAPTER VIII.—THROUGH THE WALL
CHAPTER IX.—COQUENIL MARKS HIS MAN
CHAPTER X.—GIBELIN SCORES A POINT
CHAPTER XI.—THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME
CHAPTER XII.—BY SPECIAL ORDER
CHAPTER XIII.—LLOYD AND ALICE
CHAPTER XIV.—THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
CHAPTER XV.—PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION
CHAPTER XVI.—THE THIRD PAIR OF BOOTS
CHAPTER XVII.—"FROM HIGHER UP"
CHAPTER XVIII.—A LONG LITTLE FINGER
CHAPTER XIX.—TOUCHING A YELLOW TOOTH
CHAPTER XX.—THE MEMORY OF A DOG
CHAPTER XXI.—THE WOOD CARVER
CHAPTER XXII.—AT THE HAIRDRESSER'S
CHAPTER XXIII.—GROENER AT BAY
CHAPTER XXIV.—THIRTY IMPORTANT WORDS
CHAPTER XXV.—THE MOVING PICTURE
CHAPTER XXVI.—COQUENIL'S MOTHER
CHAPTER XXVII.—THE DIARY
CHAPTER XXVIII.—A GREAT CRIMINAL
CHAPTER XXIX.—THE LOST DOLLY
CHAPTER XXX.—MRS. LLOYD KITTREDGE

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Cover
"'We'll show 'em, eh, Cæsar?'"
"'Alice,' he cried ... 'Say it isn't true'"
"'I want you,' he said in a low voice"
"'I didn't resign; I was discharged'"