Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE SEVENTH SHOT

_A Detective Story_

BY
Harry Coverdale

CHELSEA HOUSE
79 Seventh Avenue New York City

Copyright, 1924

By CHELSEA HOUSE

The Seventh Shot

(Printed in the United States of America)

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign
languages, including the Scandinavian.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. “Brook Trout For Two” 11

II. The Woman in Purple 24

III. The “Tag” 36

IV. The Letter of Warning 51

V. Miss Templeton 63

VI. The Divided Danger 72

VII. The Dark Scene 80

VIII. Awaiting the Police 96

IX. Reconstructing the Crime 103

X. Facts and Fancies 112

XI. In the Star Dressing Room 123

XII. The Two Doorways 131

XIII. The Initial 142

XIV. A Tip—and an Invitation 150

XV. A Morning Call 156

XVI. A Scarlet Evening Coat 163

XVII. Blind Trails 168

XVIII. Miss Templeton at Home 179

XIX. Glimmers in the Darkness 190

XX. Checking Up 197

XXI. Tony’s Report 206

XXII. “Rita the Daredevil” 215

XXIII. ’Twixt the Cup and the Lip 223

XXIV. What Sybil Had Hidden 229

XXV. New Developments 242

XXVI. Wrenn’s Story 248

XXVII. An Incriminating Letter 263

XXVIII. A Strange Summons 271

XXIX. Through the Night 279

XXX. The Whisper in the Dark 284

XXXI. Tony Does His Bit 292

XXXII. The Lost Clew 302

XXXIII. The False Gods Go 315

THE SEVENTH SHOT