The
Strange Adventures
of Mr. Middleton

BY
WARDON ALLAN CURTIS

CHICAGO
HERBERT S. STONE & COMPANY

MCMIII

CONTENTS

PAGE

• The Manner in Which Mr. Edward Middleton Encounters the Emir Achmed Ben Daoud 1
• The Adventure of the Virtuous Spinster 13
• What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Second Gift of the Emir 27
• The Adventure of William Hicks 34
• What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Third Gift of the Emir 49
• The Adventure of Norah Sullivan and the Student of Heredity 70
• What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Fourth Gift of the Emir 87
• The Pleasant Adventures of Dr. McDill 108
• What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Fifth Gift of the Emir 136
• The Adventure of Miss Clarissa Dawson