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THE
SILENT HOUSE

BY
FERGUS HUME


New York
C. H. DOSCHER

Copyright, 1907, by
C. H. DOSCHER




[Illustration: I have ample time at my command, and I shall only be
too happy to place it and myself at your service]




  CONTENTS


  CHAP.                                    PAGE

     I--The Tenant of the Silent House        1

    II--Shadows on the Blind                 10

   III--An Unsatisfactory Explanation        20

    IV--Mrs. Kebby's Discovery               29

     V--The Talk of the Town                 38

    VI--Mrs. Vrain's Story                   47

   VII--The Assurance Money                  56

  VIII--Diana Vrain                          65

    IX--A Marriage That Was a Failure        74

     X--The Parti-Coloured Ribbon            83

    XI--Further Discoveries                  93

   XII--The Veil and Its Owner              101

  XIII--G