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قراءة كتاب The Soul Stealer
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THE SOUL STEALER
BY C. RANGER-GULL
Author of "The Serf," "The Harvest of Love," "The Price of Pity,"
"A Story of the Stage," etc., etc.
LONDON
F. V. WHITE & Co., Limited
14, BEDFORD STREET, STRAND, W.C.
1906
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited
BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND
BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | MR. EUSTACE CHARLIEWOOD, MAN ABOUT TOWN | 1 |
| II. | UNEXPECTED ENTRANCE OF TWO LADIES | 19 |
| III. | NEWS OF A REVOLUTION | 31 |
| IV. | THE SECOND LOVER ARRIVES | 50 |
| V. | A CONSPIRACY OF SCIENTISTS | 60 |
| VI. | "WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOUR?" | 70 |
| VII. | ENGLAND'S GREAT SENSATION | 89 |
| VIII. | THE CHIVALROUS BARONET | 100 |
| IX. | GRATITUDE OF MISS MARJORIE POOLE | 109 |
| X. | A MAN ABOUT TOWN PAYS A DEBT | 120 |
| XI. | BEEF TEA AND A PHOSPHATE SOLUTION | 130 |
| XII. | THE TOMB-BOUND MAN | 150 |
| XIII. | LORD MALVIN | 160 |
| XIV. | DONALD MEGBIE SEES POSSIBILITIES | 171 |
| XV. | HAIL TO THE LOVERS! | 190 |
| XVI. | STRANGE OCCURRENCE IN THE TEMPLE | 201 |
| XVII. | MARJORIE AND DONALD MEGBIE | 211 |
| XVIII. | PLANS | 222 |
| XIX. | A DEATH-WARRANT IS PRESENTED TO A PRISONER | 230 |
| XX. | THOUGHTS OF ONE IN DURANCE | 248 |
| XXI. | HOW THEY ALL WENT TO THE HOUSE IN REGENT'S PARK | 258 |
| XXII. | THE DOOM BEGINS | 264 |
| XXIII. | THE DOOM CONTINUES | 280 |
| XXIV. | MR. WILSON GUEST MAKES A MISTAKE | 286 |
| XXV. | AT LAST! | 292 |
| XXVI. | TWO FINAL PICTURES | 305 |
THE SOUL STEALER
CHAPTER I
MR. EUSTACE CHARLIEWOOD, MAN ABOUT TOWN
Upon a brilliant morning in the height of the winter, Mr. Eustace Charliewood walked slowly up Bond Street.
The sun was shining brightly, and there was a keen, invigorating snap in the air which sent the well-dressed people who were beginning to throng the pavements, walking briskly and cheerily.
The great shops of one of the richest thoroughfares in the world were brilliant with luxuries, the tall commissionaires who stood by the heavy glass doors were continually opening them for the entrance of fashionable women.
It was, in short, a typical winter's morning in Bond Street when everything seemed gay, sumptuous and debonair.
Mr. Eustace Charliewood was greeted several times by