McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928 / 2008-06-18 00:00:00

EBOOK, QUILL'S WINDOW ***


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[Illustration: "What are you doing up here?"]
QUILL'S WINDOW
BY GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
FRONTISPIECE BY
C. ALLAN GILBERT


CONTENTS


CHAPTER
I THE FORBIDDEN ROCK
II THE STORY THE OLD MAN TOLD
III COURTNEY THANE
IV DOWD'S TAVERN
V TRESPASS
VI CHARLIE WEBSTER ENTERTAINS
VII COURTNEY APPEARS IN PUBLIC
VIII ALIX THE THIRD
IX A MID-OCTOBER DAY
X THE CHIMNEY CORNER
XI THANE VISITS TWO HOUSES
XII WORDS AND LETTERS
XIII THE OLD INDIAN TRAIL
XIV SUSPICION
XV THE FACE AT THE WINDOW
XVI ROSABEL
XVII SHADOWS
XVIII MR. GILFILLAN IS PUZZLED
XIX BRINGING UP THE PAST
XX THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROSABEL VICK
XXI OUT OF THE NIGHT
XXII THE THROWER OF STONES
XXIII A MESSAGE AND ITS ANSWER
XXIV AT QUILL'S WINDOW


QUILL'S WINDOW


CHAPTER I
THE FORBIDDEN ROCK


A young man and an old one sat in the shade of the willows beside
the wide, still river. The glare of a hot August sun failed to
penetrate the shelter in which they idled; out upon the slow-gliding
river it beat relentlessly, creating a pale, thin vapour that
clung close to the shimmering surface and dazzled the eye with an
ever-shifting glaze. The air was lifeless, sultry, stifling; not a
leaf, not a twig in the tall, drooping willows moved unless stirred
by the passage of some vagrant bird.
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