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LOVE. MYSTERY. VENICE.

The Clock and the Key.

By Arthur Henry Vesey. 12mo. Ornamental Cloth, $1.50.

This is a tale of a mystery connected with an old clock. The lover, an American man of means, is startled out of his sensuous, inactive life in Venice by his lady-love's scorn for his indolence. She begs of him to perform any task that will prove his persistence and worth. With the charm of Venice as a background, one follows the adventures of the lover endeavoring to read the puzzling hints of the old clock as to the whereabouts of the famous jewels of many centuries ago. After following many false clues the lover ultimately solves the mystery, triumphs over his rivals, and wins the girl.

AMERICA.

"For an absorbing story it would be hard to beat."--_Harper's Weekly._

ENGLAND.

"It will hold the reader till the last page."--_London Times._

SCOTLAND.

"It would hardly suffer by comparison with Poe's immortal 'Gold Bug.'"_--Glasgow Herald._

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NORTH.

"It ought to make a record."--_Montreal Sun._

SOUTH.

"It is as fascinating in its way as the Sherlock Holmes stories--charming--unique."--_New Orleans Picayune._

EAST.

"Don't fail to get it."--_New York Sun._

WEST.

"About the most ingeniously constructed bit of sensational fiction that ever made the weary hours speed."--_St. Paul Pioneer Press._

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"If you want a thrilling story of intrigue and mystery, which will cause you to burn the midnight oil until the last page is finished, read 'The Clock and the Key.'"--_Milwaukee Wisconsin._

"One of the most highly exciting and ingenious stories we have read for a long time is 'The Clock and the Key.'"--_London Mail._